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Governor fights legalizing
of pot in Colorado
Washington Times, by Valerie Richardson
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Posted By:grandpa, 10/31/2012 10:11:43 AM
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| Denver - Ordinarily Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, Democrat, enjoys being ahead of the curve — but not when it comes to being the first state to legalize marijuana for nonmedical use. Mr. Hickenlooper, along with a bevy of other top Colorado officeholders, has come out against Amendment 64, which would lift the prohibition on recreational marijuana use and possession for adults 21 and older. Voters in two other states, Oregon and Washington, are also considering statewide measures to legalize recreational marijuana. All three initiatives would direct the state to regulate and tax the
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Only druggies, traffickers and their dupes want to legalize pot which intoxicating and addictive federally-illegal substance is a gateway drug for much uncontrollable addiction and other serious health problems- especially among children.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
PageTurner, 10/31/2012 10:16:01 AM (No. 8976582)
The Batman spray shooter of Aurora was head loaded with pot. You'd think that would be a warning to Colorado of what they're in for more of if they legalize this mind-altering drug. Sure, some people can take it with the only consequence being dulled minds. But then you get guys like him with pot-triggered schizophrenia and well, lots of dead bodies.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
PageTurner, 10/31/2012 10:20:17 AM (No. 8976591)
The face-eater of Miami was found to have only pot in his system, and the spray shooter of Norway, Breivik, owned a pot farm before he went on his kill spree. Jared Loughner was all about pot from an early age before he went paranoid, fixated on Gabby Giffords and decided to kill people.
Repeated events like this show the extent to which it's nasty toxic stuff.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
mickturn, 10/31/2012 10:35:42 AM (No. 8976632)
Actually if you leagalized it and forced Libs to smoke at least 10 joints a day of the 'strong stuff', they would be so buzzed they wouldn't know how to vote, problem solved!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
antiquegolf, 10/31/2012 10:52:08 AM (No. 8976687)
Although I don't like hickenlooper because he's just another western democrat governor who poses as a moderate/conservative, I agree with him on Amendment 64.
This is bad for youth, and bad for public eduction. Most high school teachers (I'm one) agree.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Nevadadad46, 10/31/2012 11:22:08 AM (No. 8976787)
Face reality: The so-called war on drugs has become a war on the American people's freedom. We now have the largest, most expensive police state in the world, even surpassing communist China! We have more involvement of our military in our lives than ever before (admittedly, behind the scenes- but involved heavily). Our citizens are in prisons in unbelievable numbers and murders due to drug dealing kills more kids every year than Vietnam did. All over the prohibition of drugs! Even law abiding American citizens can't get the medications they desperately need without onerous and draconian government regulation on the duty of our doctors to prescribe them. It has become a force within itself, with the legions of law enforcement now lobbying governments for ever more stringent laws and invasive technology to invade the privacy of our lives. It must stop! There is only one way to get it back under control; legalize it and regulate it. Take the profit out of it. Tehre are numerous ways to do it. And do it right. But, it may now be too late. Law enforcement is far too powerful and ingrained in our government. It is no longer the people in charge. It's the cops.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
whyyeseyec, 10/31/2012 12:20:14 PM (No. 8976947)
@#3: They might even vote to un-legalize pot.....
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
OdinsAcolyte, 10/31/2012 12:41:20 PM (No. 8976995)
Lie. Not a "gateway drug". You cannot smoke enough of it to be a health problem (if it is any good). Like drinking; it should be used with a bit of circumspection. Oh. I forgot some folks have no will and no brain. My friends, evolution and/or God shall sort all that out. Few or none of you are qualified to pass judgement. Those rocks shall never hit your head because none of you are without sin. My opinion is to stop outlawing things that grow just because you do not approve of the way some use them. There are an equal number of folks who hold the same opinion of you and something you think or do. Get over it.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Vaquero45, 10/31/2012 1:01:20 PM (No. 8977050)
Well, this Colorado resident voted early and voted "yes" on 64. All this nonsense about drugs has to stop. We' ve had a "war on drugs" for 40 years, with all the attendant restrictions on our freedoms and trillions of dollars down the hole - and drugs are cheaper and more available than ever ! People who want dope are going to get it, no matter what. Worried about "the children"? Worry about your OWN children, and let others worry about their own.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Whamdbambam, 10/31/2012 1:10:33 PM (No. 8977077)
Surprising since he's been governing like he was high.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
AntiStatist, 10/31/2012 2:53:23 PM (No. 8977278)
This conservative agrees wholeheartedly with #7.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
zoidberg, 10/31/2012 3:40:54 PM (No. 8977410)
If it's insane to do the same thing over and over but expecting different results, then it's hard to beat the Drug War for insanity. I agree with #5, #7, and #8.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
zoidberg, 10/31/2012 3:55:48 PM (No. 8977441)
I assume the Drug Free America Foundation people don't do illegal drugs. Then what is their excuse for this propaganda video with unintelligible audio? If any other organization put it out, wouldn't you ask, "are you high?"
http://reason.com/blog/2012/10/31/the-production-value-of-drug-war-propaga#comment_3347736
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
toddh, 11/1/2012 1:02:47 PM (No. 8979917)
Please somebody explain why marijuana is a gateway drug, yet tobacco and alcohol are not? Caffeine is the #1 gateway drug of all time.
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