Majority of Americans Support Pot Legalization

Perhaps the police could work on violent crimes instead.

http://reason.com/blog/2014/01/17/marij ... us-panicke


" "There are more dispensaries in Denver than there are Starbucks," marveled Drug Enforcement Administration Chief of Operations James L. Capra, varying a bit from his prepared script (PDF) during a Wednesday Senate hearing about anti-drug efforts in Afghanistan. "Going down the path to legalization in this country is reckless and irresponsible," he said. "It scares us!"

Aaauuuuugh!

"This is a bad experiment. It's a bad, bad experiment," he insisted. The drug-warrior lifer (he's been in the DEA since 1987) got emotional, and then apologized for his excitement, proving that whatever the prohibitionist side may lack in sense and respect for liberty, it doesn't want for sweaty dedication to the cause. Or maybe he just hit way too many of those Starbucks while counting dispensaries. It's thirsty work.

"You're going to demand from me...You're going to demand from DEA: How are you going to stop that?" he said, seemingly on the verge of tears."...

http://reason.com/blog/2014/01/17/nancy ... efer-mania


"Nancy Grace, the ethically challenged prosecutor turned journalistically challenged TV host, wants to warn you about the effects of smoking marijuana:

Airing tonight on HLN.

"The reason I'm against legalization is that I've seen too many felonies -- felonies -- and I don't mean pot sales or growing pot," [Nancy Grace] continued. "I mean people on pot that shoot each other, that stab each other, that strangle each other, that kill whole families -- wipe out a whole family." "

Does she have a source for any of that?

Yep. She watched Reefer Madness...

towermonkey wrote: Yep. She watched Reefer Madness...

Man, they're scraping the barrel hard these days eh?

My wife just recently quit big pharma to work in our "new industry." I'm a very proud husband to say the least. Fully licensed in the last six months and just got hired on full time at a popular spot down the hill. Also "friended" a guy on Facebook that's a breakout broker for up and coming marijuana industry companies from grow lights to finances. I'll be investing soon. Let the naysayers keep up their garbage, the people want what they want and before my wife got this job (which is right up her expertise alley so to speak) the most she had to look forward to was a job at the local gas station or pouring concrete. Tough choices there.

How does one go about getting licensed?

And Hickenlooper per David Sirota made his money sending home drivers drunk is looking at how he can ban pot again.

The Cartel's best friend. Maybe that should be his next campaign slogan.

towermonkey wrote: How does one go about getting licensed?

She had to get an app from the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division. Apparently this can be found online through the Colorado Dept of Revenue, but I'm not sure. She filled out the app and then had to go turn it in at a central office in downtown Denver, the address is cited on the app. Depending on when you get in line, they draw numbers out of a lotto system. If you happen to get drawn, they interview you, run a background check and other various things and license you on the spot. When she did it the place was pretty crowded and it took her four tries before she finally got it. Not sure the odds here, but in the last couple months the industry has exploded with everyone and their sister wanting to get licensed, so I'm sure it's up there with our state lotto. Like I said though, not sure. Anyway, the license is so you can work in any regulated business. Once you've worked around enough you get to know people and your name gets spread around. She got lucky. Her past pharmaceutical experience is what got her in like Flynn imo. Hope that answered some things TM, let me know if you want other intel and I'll ask her. :happier:

EDIT: Sorry I don't have more specific answers, I really haven't learned much about it from her. Although I'm very proud of her, I'm not associating with it much at the moment until things become more clear. This is not to say I don't worry about her safety though. Banks won't do business with the industry until the Feds give a green light. This pretty much means it needs to be either fully legalized or our elected officials need to make black and white guidelines and they need to do it quick. My wife is working in a place(s) that deals all in cash. All these businesses do right now. Talk about a cartel target and just a target in general. Tens of thousands of dollars being transported in paper and plastic bags. It's very stressful for me and most definitely for her. Her and I just try not to think too much about it. Too much for the mind.