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Polis, Degette, and Perlmutter are introducing a bill that asks the feds to stay out of cannabis industry. I for one am happy to see these guys work on this and right away come up with a mandate for the feds. We will regulate it and make it work. We will introduce a federal model. This is going to happen no matter what the opposition thinks. Here in Colorado we are ready for it and the Federal government is behind on the matter so we must take steps to protect the citizens of Colorado.
Even Coffman a super conservative is in line with the voters.
what do you guys think will happen?
http://neighbors.denverpost.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=22011789&start=60&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
longship
(40,416 posts)Little by little, this prohibition will collapse. The CO and WA chinks were not small. They have shown the entire country the way forward. Outlawing a plant is, and always has been, silly.
Thank you CO and WA.
uncle ray
(3,151 posts)stating that they will respect Colorado's voter's mandate.
i don't expect the legislation to be a very high priority for the rest of congress.
sylvi
(813 posts)Conservatives just won't admit it.
CrispyQ
(36,112 posts)Glad I was wrong. I may not see the whole nation go, but what happened in CO & WA is heartening!
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)laws to force the states to build tough laws. Once that happens the Feds will step back. Am I naive?
RainDog
(28,784 posts)on so many different issues, it seems to me.
It's really, really interesting to watch this issue play out. I'm hoping the federal bureaucracies will respond to the will of the people - because this vote was based upon more realistic information than the stuff the DEA uses to justify their stance.
kag
(4,075 posts)I truly hope and believe that the Feds will back off. I just think if they try to come in to Colorado (I live outside of Boulder) there will be some MAJOR pushback from the people. This vote wasn't even close, and there was never a serious campaign against it. I think people here are sick to death of the "War on drugs", and want our cops and DA's to work on real crime.
I may be a little pollyanna on this, but the vote was historic and has been well received. When both the Denver and Boulder DA's said they were going to drop all of the small possession cases that were pending, I realized that we truly did turn a corner.
If the feds want to fight this, they will be on their own.
bluedigger
(17,073 posts)The fact that the Denver Post has a marijuana subtopic under news says it all.
occupymybrain
(74 posts)bluedigger
(17,073 posts)I appreciated your bringing my attention to the story.
And welcome to DU, fellow Coloradan!
think the evidence should be challenged about the real effects of marijuana in Congress. I think those who made it illegal should put up the scientific evidence. They should put up or shut up. Is this similar to banning Gay marriage on religious beliefs? How can this plant be good for medical purposes and then on the under hand you claim it is dangerous? I understand about cocaine but I don't get the reasons for marijuana? It needs to be discussed seeing that a lot of Americans have smoked a joint. Even a few Presidents. What was that crazy weed the Indians smoked now around the pow wow?
SomethingFishy
(4,876 posts)4 more states now have pending legislation for legalizing Medical Marijuana.. NY, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania..
The drip will soon become a flow, the flow will soon become a dam break.
Ter
(4,281 posts)Sometimes I think we're all a little hypocritical in our own way.
But when the desired result is for more freedom its all good.
Most state right's actions, like outlawing abortion, were for less freedom.
leftupnorth
(886 posts)We can support states' rights when states seek to give more freedom to their citizens. We can oppose states' rights when they want to remove freedoms.
It's more about being pro-liberty than it is states' rights per se. Adopting that position allows us to remain consistent.