I was just there a few weeks ago. They only have one shop in Seattle currently. They were sadly sold out and weren't getting more supply until the day I had to leave. Or so I heard
Houston Police Chief Calls Drug War A 'Miserable' Failure, Says Feds Need To Lead Reform 12/05/14 05:29 PM ET http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6277018
Here's the entire interview. Very interesting. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/5119 Over 50% of the federal prison population are there for drug related crimes and 27% of that is for mar1juana chargers. Too many prisons in Texas... Would put a lot of people out of work.
Bingo! Not only that, most of the prisons in Texas are run by corporations, so you have lobbying groups that keep the laws the same. Not only that, we get slave labor out of prisons that's hard to replace. more info here
"The federal government still classifies mar1juana as a Schedule I drug, and it's a federal crime; it's very difficult for states to do that in a way that it doesn't put law enforcement in conflict with enforcing their oath of office," McLelland said. "And that's why the federal government has to decide: Is mar1juana just as dangerous as cocaine, heroin? I don't know, but they're going to have to do that. And if it's something that should be changed, then take it off the list [of banned substances]."[/.quote] How does this work? Local and state municipalities seem to pick and choose how they or if they want to enforce laws all the time? Rocket River
I believe a major reason for this was that banks would not accept pot dispensary money due to fear of federal seizures, but I believe Obama passed a bill a few months back to allow banks the transition of money under federal protection.
On the flip side it cost the tax payers $40-$50 thousand per year per inmate (prisoners live very comfortably in this country compared to others... that's why it's easy for prisoners to get institutionalized and become repeat offenders)... That's not including the tax dollars we pay on the so called imaginary 'war on drugs'. You can close your eyes and throw a rock and hit a prison in this state but trying to find a good rehabilitation center is like searching for a needle in a hay stack. It would be cheaper for the tax payers if the government would educate and rehabilitate, but they've created economic value to just continuously incarcerate.
All signs point to 2019 as being the year <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/bZSZgzernx4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> mar1juana Policy Project (biggest player in getting it legalized in other states) have already set their base up in Austin Texas with cash flowing in and a planned push to have it legalized by 2019- Decriminalized by 2017 I think http://blog.chron.com/bakerblog/2014/06/texas-will-legalize-mar1juana-in-2019/ http://www.coloradospringsindyweed.com/colorado-springs-mar1juana/recreational-mar1juana-news/texas-to-legalize-mar1juana-by-2019/ http://bakerinstitute.org/videos/baker-institute-viewpoints-when-will-texas-legalize-mar1juana/ http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/politics/article/National-mar1juana-group-eyes-legalization-in-5590729.php http://www.mpp.org/about/mpps-2014-strategic-plan.htmll
Tesla can sell here. They just need a dealership, like everyone else. No exceptions for Tesla. They just don't want to pay the costs, because it will drive their already expensive product up even higher. As for gambling, there is a reason so many states don't support gambling. The issues that accompany it aren't worth the potential revenue increases. As for mar1juana -- it won't pass this session, duh. Within 10 years I say. One thing that's for sure, the mar1juana advocates are disorganized to say the least. They could really benefit from a professional consultant. They are pissing off a lot of people with their methods.
Us tax payers are the ones who are disorganized.... mar1juana is the #1 cash crop in this country and tax payers are too blind to see that the government is screwing us.
Honestly. . . if you wanna keep illegal . . .. . then simply make it a TICKET like speeding 100$ Ticket if you caught 200$ Second Offense 500$ every Offense after that . . . . . Worse case you get a bunch of fines . .then you sit them out in county But PRISON should not be an option Rocket River
I don't think people are too blind to see that we could benefit economically from mar1juana. There are legitimate concerns with legalizing mar1juana and what that will mean for the future of other drugs. I personally support legalizing anything that grows naturally, be it mushrooms, mar1juana, or whatever -- if it doesn't have to be processed in any way, why shouldn't it be legal? US tax payers are disorganized, in the sense that they don't know what they want half the time, and the other half the time have no idea how to get it -- it's called voting, but people are too damn lazy/apathetic. Specifically speaking about mar1juana in Texas though, it's the job of advocates and citizens to lobby the government so that they know how the populous feels about a certain issue. When advocates do a poor job of presenting their case to legislators, it's their fault, not the legislators. When these groups lie to achieve their goals, they are not helping their cause. When they stalk members at events, and then lie to their members about what that member promised them, it does not help their cause...there are a lot of people who no longer trust these advocates because of their style, they are combative.
It shouldn't even be a ticket. We are past that stage. Now full on legalization is the only thing. If they were going to make the change, it would need to happen tomorrow for ticketing for mar1juana charges. I saw Pot Barons of Colorado on MSNBC last night, and some of those stores that people own or so well organized and impressive. One was like the mar1juana version of an Apple Store. Was pretty cool.
California would be the first big domino the fall. These smaller states legalizing it have been nice, and DC was also good, but once the largest state in the union legalizes it, then change will really start rolling. Once Texas does in 2019, it might just be legalized federally.
Not this year or next, but it will happen eventually. Someday in the not so distant future, hispanics will run this state, and mar1juana will be legalized.
