The Political Pot Thread

[Undermind]

[runawayjimbo]

2-for-2!!! C'mon, OR, don't fuck this up!!!

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/politicsnorthwest/2012/11/06/marijuana-legalization-takes-commanding-lead/

Voters agree to legalize pot

UPDATE 8:43 p.m.

Washington voters have voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana.

Initiative 502 held a commanding lead in initial vote counts, with overwhelming support in King County, and the measure was passing in other urban Puget Sound counties Pierce, Spokane and other counties.

One ounce of marijuana will be legal as of Dec. 6, and the state will begin a year-long process of creating a closed, tightly regulated and heavily taxed market for recreational marijuana sales at state-licensed retail shops.

Marijuana legalization wasin Colorado, based on initial vote counts.

Neither state measure affects the federal ban on marijuana, creating a conflict that could potentially be resolved in court.

[Undermind]

Kevin Browning ‏@Soundcaresser
Breaking News: Colorado tourism up by 26%. #grass #legalize

[runawayjimbo]

Aaron Blake ‏@FixAaron
CO Gov. Hickenlooper on weed: "federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug so don't break out the Cheetos or gold fish too quickly."

[tet]

fantastic for CO, MA and WA. 

yes, Obama now has a lot more leeway now that he doesn't need to run for reelection again - he may let up, he may not, I see the Fed moving in to cockblock this somehow and it will end up in the Conservative-leaning Supreme Court, which will give in to States' rights here and finally abolish this ridiculous prohibition...

[runawayjimbo]

fantastic for CO, MA and WA. 

yes, Obama now has a lot more leeway now that he doesn't need to run for reelection again - he may let up, he may not, I see the Fed moving in to cockblock this somehow and it will end up in the Conservative-leaning Supreme Court, which will give in to States' rights here and finally abolish this ridiculous prohibition...

Yeah, but the conservative justices aren't always as constructionist as they often let on (shocking!) when it comes to marijuana: Scalia, the supposed original Originalist, and Kennedy both voted for more expansive federal powers re marijuana enforcement in Gonzales v. Raich. I'd hope they respect the 10th Amendment, but I wouldn't be surprised if Scalia, Alito, and Roberts all voted for federal supremacy.

[fastfingers12]

Way to go Colorado!

[VDB]

Aaron Blake ‏@FixAaron
CO Gov. Hickenlooper on weed: "federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug so don't break out the Cheetos or gold fish too quickly."

I just saw that quote. What a jackass.

You'd think someone who came from the brewing industry wouldn't be so uptight.

[whatapiper]

Sweet!! We approve by 10 points!!! And we approved same sex marriage!!!




Break out the cheetos and goldfish!!

[Hicks]

::hangs head in shame as an Oregonian::

So uh, do I get to pop over the border to WA or what?

[PIE-GUY]

::hangs head in shame as an Oregonian::

So uh, do I get to pop over the border to WA or what?

I'll admit I know very little about the details of these props, but it looked like the Oregon prop was a no-limits free-for-all while WA and CO had "up to 1 oz" and seemed more reasonable to those on the fence.

[emay]

So do you Washingtonians and Coloradians think these props/amends are going to bring a lot of heat from the feds to shutdown/intervene with these?

[VDB]

So do you Washingtonians and Coloradians think these props/amends are going to bring a lot of heat from the feds to shutdown/intervene with these?

Call me naive, but I welcome the showdown as I think it'll force a larger dialog and conclusion that I think is inevitable.

[Pholy M. Pia]

So do you Washingtonians and Coloradians think these props/amends are going to bring a lot of heat from the feds to shutdown/intervene with these?

Call me naive, but I welcome the showdown as I think it'll force a larger dialog and conclusion that I think is inevitable.

I agree, but I think the presence of the medical marijuana trade is an indicator here. Yes, there has been interference from the Feds, but mostly directed at the organizations that were, frankly, blatantly overdoing it. There remains a booming new economy building.

[PIE-GUY]

So do you Washingtonians and Coloradians think these props/amends are going to bring a lot of heat from the feds to shutdown/intervene with these?

Call me naive, but I welcome the showdown as I think it'll force a larger dialog and conclusion that I think is inevitable.

I agree, but I think the presence of the medical marijuana trade is an indicator here. Yes, there has been interference from the Feds, but mostly directed at the organizations that were, frankly, blatantly overdoing it. There remains a booming new old underground economy building finally coming out from the shadows into the light.

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