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"Expect more crime, more kids using marijuana and pot for sale everywhere," said Douglas County Sheriff David Weaver in 2012.
This article is bias! The sales tax revenue lagged projections prior to legalization, but not by much. There are a whole host of other things going on here as well that they ignore. My guess is that the author does not live here, and doesn't actively participate in this industry
A blaring exception would be the unregulated butane extraction process that has caused a couple of explosions in recent weeks. Another would be the demographics shift of Pueblo County, one of the early counties to implement recreational. A third would be the Cherry Creek cartel bust that was linked to a major dispensary here. A fourth would be the unfair financial restrictions that have been placed upon dispensaries that have led to burglaries. There is a lack of availability of commercial warehouse space here, and many dispensaries conduct operations in houses zoned as residential properties. There are positive aspects of legalization that they ignore also... but basically this article doesn't take a real look at what is going on here
There are problems with the Federal government classifying it as a schedule 1 drug. That means the Feds have effectively refused to regulate the operations, except to mandate cash only transactions and occasionally bust dispensaries. It's led to a lot of problems. A lot of these companies trade as pink sheet penny stocks and have zero credibility. There are also a lot of great businesses here that have sprouted up. It really is the wild west out here, and there is a lot left to shake out. Short term, Colorado was probably better off when back when it was illegal, but decriminalized. But over the long term it may be very positive, especially if the legalization trend goes national. The people that operate here are well positioned to grow nationwide if that happens.
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I am all for legalizing most drugs, but that 6 month crime rate statistic is completely meaningless.
KU is right on par with Notre Dame ... when it comes to adding additional conference revenue
Beer pro tip: never drink anything other than BL, coors, pbr, maybe a few others that I'm forgetting
Very compelling. All points clearly stated and supported.
A program that provides contraceptives to low-income women contributed to a 40-percent drop in Colorado's teen birth rate over five years, according to state officials.The program, known as the Colorado Family Planning Initiative, provides intrauterine devices (IUDs) or implants at little to no cost for low-income women at 68 family planning clinics in Colorado.The teen abortion rate dropped by 35 percent from 2009 to 2012 in counties served by the program, according to the state's estimates.Young women served by the family planning clinics also accounted for about three-fourths of the overall decline in Colorado's teen birth rate during the same time period. And the infant caseload for Colorado WIC, a nutrition program for low-income women and their babies, fell by 23 percent from 2008 to 2013.
All this back and forth with no great foundation info backing it up. I just cleared the calendar and am going to Denver and Boulder next week. Will report back with ground level findings.
Quote from: hemmy on July 06, 2014, 09:57:32 PMI am all for legalizing most drugs, but that 6 month crime rate statistic is completely meaningless.probably shouldn't legalize physically addicting drugs.
Quote from: Benja on July 07, 2014, 01:46:00 PMQuote from: hemmy on July 06, 2014, 09:57:32 PMI am all for legalizing most drugs, but that 6 month crime rate statistic is completely meaningless.probably shouldn't legalize physically addicting drugs.Do you mean prescription pills?
Another would be the demographics shift of Pueblo County, one of the early counties to implement recreational
Quote from: dirty racistAnother would be the demographics shift of Pueblo County, one of the early counties to implement recreationalis this a racial thing or a socioeconomic thing?
