As the working population, fed up with overwhelming taxation leaves, so the pot heads will come into the state.
I used to be all for complete legalization but having seen the weed zombies in CO my thinking has changed a little.
I've lived in Colorado nearly all of my life. I believe government should meddle in people's personal lives as little as possible, and was on the fence when the issue was on the ballot. When it passed I thought it might be worth a try.
But the result has been terrible. When I was younger I had plenty of friends who smoked pot regularly. But with few exceptions, they never let it affect their work. And, more importantly, they had jobs. There is now a new class of unemployed pot smoking vagrants, called 'urban travelers' by the libs, who often support their habits with various forms of public assistance. This is not what I expected from legalization. Now I'm glad to see other states making the same mistake, so that less of the 'urban travelers' will travel here.
Agree 100%. I was always iffy on the recreational aspect, and after seeing the impacts locally and statewide I sure wish they'd never went down that avenue. Amendment 20 legalizing medical marijuana passed in November 2000 and the transition was, for the most part, quiet and orderly. In my opinion the state made that medical transition well, and without the promotional fanfare of the recreational industry. Along with the state cash cow of recreational cannabis came an influx of groovy people (this is coming from one who
partook of the 70s) and their impact is huge on infrastructure, real estate, traffic and life in general and it is pretty unnerving. That, and near of half the children rushing out of our local schools when the bell rings are children of "immigrants". Don't get me started on that one, either. It's not Mayberry anymore...
