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Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)
Thu Feb 20, 2014, 12:33 PM Feb 2014

People In Other States Say Colorado Pot Is Better, Stronger

Colorado is one of 20 states where medical marijuana is legal and one of two states where recreational pot is legal for adults. Texas is not one of those states, but some people who live there claim they are getting high thanks to family and friends shipping the drug to them.

One woman living in San Antonio, who didn’t want her identity revealed, told CBS station KEYE-TV she smokes pot every day.

“I have friends and other acquaintances who know people there,” said the woman.

Her hookup isn’t the dealer down the street but lives in Colorado and sends it to her.

Since marijuana was legalized in Colorado, pot smokers in other states claim they can get better quality marijuana since there is more competition.

“All they have to do is make a phone call, tell them what they want,” said the woman.

She said the marijuana coming from Colorado is stronger.

Read More: http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/02/19/people-in-other-states-say-colorado-pot-is-better-stronger/

One of the biggest changes with legalization is having a selection and not being stuck with your dealers weed du jour...

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People In Other States Say Colorado Pot Is Better, Stronger (Original Post) Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 OP
Texas gets the mexi schwag...... Bennyboy Feb 2014 #1
already a 1k, 'fine' for any pot in Co. airports. Sunlei Feb 2014 #2
we have great stuff here fizzgig Feb 2014 #3
 

Bennyboy

(10,440 posts)
1. Texas gets the mexi schwag......
Thu Feb 20, 2014, 12:45 PM
Feb 2014

the laws against cultivation in Texas are pretty harsh so they rely on imports, mostly from Mexico and points south.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
2. already a 1k, 'fine' for any pot in Co. airports.
Thu Feb 20, 2014, 12:45 PM
Feb 2014

For profit prisons will probably donate drug dogs and sniffer machines, to catch every scrap of pot leaving the state.

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
3. we have great stuff here
Sun Feb 23, 2014, 05:04 AM
Feb 2014

everything i get is locally grown, shops or not.

our next step is trying to grow our own.

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