The Political Pot Thread

[emay]

i feel like such an old man.... but there is some kid who lives a few doors down who constantly smokes weed and it smells up the entire floor and seeps into my apartment.  i used to love the smell back when i was an asshole just like him, but now when i am trying to watch my stories in peace it really bugs me.  think i am going to write him a stern letter soon.  sorry duder, this ain't your college dorm.

/get off my lawn

[PIE-GUY]

i feel like such an old man.... but there is some kid who lives a few doors down who constantly smokes weed and it smells up the entire floor and seeps into my apartment.  i used to love the smell back when i was an asshole just like him, but now when i am trying to watch my stories in peace it really bugs me.  think i am going to write him a stern letter soon.  sorry duder, this ain't your college dorm.

/get off my lawn

My buddy changed the name of his wifi network at his house to "FBI Surveillance Van 19" and watched and laughed as the kids next door moved all the plants indoors.... some variation of that may work for you.

[UncleEbinezer]

i feel like such an old man.... but there is some kid who lives a few doors down who constantly smokes weed and it smells up the entire floor and seeps into my apartment.  i used to love the smell back when i was an asshole just like him, but now when i am trying to watch my stories in peace it really bugs me.  think i am going to write him a stern letter soon.  sorry duder, this ain't your college dorm.

/get off my lawn

My buddy changed the name of his wifi network at his house to "FBI Surveillance Van 19" and watched and laughed as the kids next door moved all the plants indoors.... some variation of that may work for you.

:hereitisyousentimentalbastard

[mbw]

i feel like such an old man.... but there is some kid who lives a few doors down who constantly smokes weed and it smells up the entire floor and seeps into my apartment.  i used to love the smell back when i was an asshole just like him, but now when i am trying to watch my stories in peace it really bugs me.  think i am going to write him a stern letter soon.  sorry duder, this ain't your college dorm.

/get off my lawn

My buddy changed the name of his wifi network at his house to "FBI Surveillance Van 19" and watched and laughed as the kids next door moved all the plants indoors.... some variation of that may work for you.

:hereitisyousentimentalbastard

i like it.  a letter taped multiple places in the hall will work too.
all i'm asking is don't be a fucking idiot.  open a damn window.

[emay]

i feel like such an old man.... but there is some kid who lives a few doors down who constantly smokes weed and it smells up the entire floor and seeps into my apartment.  i used to love the smell back when i was an asshole just like him, but now when i am trying to watch my stories in peace it really bugs me.  think i am going to write him a stern letter soon.  sorry duder, this ain't your college dorm.

/get off my lawn

My buddy changed the name of his wifi network at his house to "FBI Surveillance Van 19" and watched and laughed as the kids next door moved all the plants indoors.... some variation of that may work for you.

:hereitisyousentimentalbastard

i like it.  a letter taped multiple places in the hall will work too.
all i'm asking is don't be a fucking idiot.  open a damn window.

but but but but its windy, and cold!

[runawayjimbo]

This one is bothersome.

-- Allow employers to fire employees for off-the-job marijuana use

I thought so at first too, but as bvaz and VDB have pointed out, (a) it's really just establishing that pot smokers are not a protected class that deserves special protection and (b) that's pretty much already the case. Employment is a voluntary contract; your employer can set any restrictions on the conditions of your employment as they see fit just as you are free to either ignore those restrictions (and accept the consequences if caught) or take your labor elsewhere.

And this is kind of ridiculous

-- Require marijuana to be sold in child-proof packaging

I believe that is only to make sure that edibles are clearly labeled that they are special cupcakes (don't you watch Wilfred?!?).

-- Create an excise tax of 15 percent paid by marijuana stores at wholesale level
-- Create a special marijuana sales tax paid by consumers

I really hate excise taxes. And "sin taxes" in general. Are revenues from pot taxes going to be used exclusively for pot-related activities, such as enforcement or (joke alert) marijuana-abuse treatment programs?

Iirc, some/most of the revenues is required to go to local schools (after funding regulatory costs). And I hate taxes too.

when i am trying to watch my stories in peace

+k'd

[emay]

I have seen articles on how CO is going to handle the recreational marijuana use, but haven't seen much come from WA in a while.

[emay]

MD Senate passes bill to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana

http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/government/senate-passes-bill-to-decriminalize-small-amounts-of-marijuana/article_721ffbfa-aa49-5cef-865b-82eb5348b757.html

[sophist]

I have seen articles on how CO is going to handle the recreational marijuana use, but haven't seen much come from WA in a while.

they ran out of rolling paper, so they had to use the only copy of the bill....

[antelope19]

MD Senate passes bill to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana

http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/government/senate-passes-bill-to-decriminalize-small-amounts-of-marijuana/article_721ffbfa-aa49-5cef-865b-82eb5348b757.html

Still has a long way to go, but this is a big step in the right direction!

[Undermind]

I have seen articles on how CO is going to handle the recreational marijuana use, but haven't seen much come from WA in a while.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/19/3295045/wash-touts-credentials-of-new.html

[runawayjimbo]

Elizabeth Warren *LUVS* the Drug War.

And who's this Dan Warren think he is? I mean, a Senator for full scale legalization? Go back to Portugal, you goddamn stoner.

http://blog.norml.org/2013/03/19/sen-elizabeth-warren-takes-dig-at-pro-legalization-senate-candidate-dan-winslow/

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Takes Dig at Pro-Legalization Senate Candidate Dan Winslow

At a St. Patrick's Day breakfast in South Boston this past weekend, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) took a jab at pro-legalization Republican State Representative Dan Winslow (R-Norfolk), who is currently vying for the Republican nomination for Senate in Massachusetts's upcoming special election.

Addressing the crowd, Senator Warren said, "I advise everyone to pay very close attention to Dan Winslow's platform. He has a 100 percent ranking from the gun lobby and he's for the legalization of marijuana. He wants us armed and stoned."

According to statements received by VoteSmart, Rep. Dan Winslow's stance on marijuana policy is as follows:

I disfavor decriminalization of marijuana because it increases demand from illicit sources. Instead, I think we need to legalize marijuana (likely starting with medicinal marijuana in view of the current federal prohibition) and then regulate it and tax it. Only by lawful production of marijuana will the cartels, crooks and drug dealers be put out of business in the US. – State Representative Dan Winslow (R-Norfolk)

Representative Winslow is currently engaged in a primary for the GOP nomination, if he were to receive it he would face either Democratic Congressmen Stephen Lynch or Edward Markey in the June 25 special election.

[Undermind]

Our congresswoman rocks!  No chance this bill passes but baby steps are important
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Pingree-Legalize-marijuana-nationwide.html?pageType=mobile&id=1

[Mr. Natural]

I've been wondering how the Liquor Control Board (Washington) is going to decide what 'legal' looks like, compared with what the Department of Revenue (Colorado) envisions. DudeSittingOnTheRight (David Beibenstock, West Coast editor of High Times) talks about creating 2nd-class citizens - who don't have the rights to adopt, work, get business loans from banks, etc. that non-marijuana users would have.
It seems to me like Washington had taken on DUI-responsibility with the whole 5-nannograms thing; and Colorado has (currently) ceded the employer's "right to terminate." DudeSittingOnTheLeft (Harris Kenny, policy analyst from the Colorado Task Force) points out that no police department wants to get into administering roadside blood-tests.

[Mr. Natural]

Our congresswoman rocks!  No chance this bill passes but baby steps are important
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Pingree-Legalize-marijuana-nationwide.html?pageType=mobile&id=1

I think just having so many state-size pieces of legislation at the same time (Oregon is taking another stab at it, too, early next month - http://www.kptv.com/story/21674993/lawmakers-consider-bill-to-legalize-marijuana-in-oregon)   is good reason for optimism. More people are talking sensibly.