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anglagard Member (Idle past 856 days) Posts: 2339 From: Socorro, New Mexico USA Joined: |
Tanypteryx writes: Under the new law, cities and counties can vote to bar marijuana producers and retailers from operating there in some cases, until a local election can be held to decide the issue. According to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, 24 cities and nine of the state's 36 counties have enacted bans. I wonder if their bans will go away once they see tax revenues spike in the "Pot Counties"? According to what has already happened in Colorado, I would say many, if not most of these bans, will be lifted within the space of a year or two. For example, several communities such as Montrose and Walsenburg took a wait and see attitude at first, but now have one recreational dispensary each. Trinidad is an even more stark example. The mayor fought against recreational in 2012, yet in 2014 they had 5 rec dispensaries. After all in general conservatives may hate logic and empathy, but they love money far more -- just as much as they love Jesus while rejecting virtually anything he supposedly said.Read not to contradict and confute, not to believe and take for granted, not to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. - Francis Bacon
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anglagard Member (Idle past 856 days) Posts: 2339 From: Socorro, New Mexico USA Joined:
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Omnivorous writes: MaryJane is especially popular with the military. We all sympathize with the guys and gals on leave who can only smoke with their parents and friends for the first days of leave, because they have to pee in a jar when they go back. In my experience (US Army intelligence 1984-1987), a few hits on Friday did not show up Monday or Tuesday despite being fat-soluable. Instead many soldiers did hallucinogenics and/or cocaine because being water-soluable or almost untraceable, it eluded the piss detectives. Desire, like life, seems to always find a way. Edited by anglagard, : bad dbcodeRead not to contradict and confute, not to believe and take for granted, not to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. - Francis Bacon
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Tanypteryx Member Posts: 4409 From: Oregon, USA Joined: Member Rating: 5.4 |
According to what has already happened in Colorado, I would say many, if not most of these bans, will be lifted within the space of a year or two. I hope that will happen. I'm not sure whether there is a store in Sweet Home. What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
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Tanypteryx Member Posts: 4409 From: Oregon, USA Joined: Member Rating: 5.4
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If It Were A Movie, 'Oregon Pot' Would Be No. 4 At The Box Office
Estimates of the first week's sales are $11 million. Part of the reason for these high sales may be that there is no tax until January 2016, so right now the price is discounted. In January, the 25% state tax kicks in. I am hoping that cities and counties that do not allow sales will not get a share of the tax revenues.What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy |
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3983 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 7.0
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Back in April, Michele Leonhart, head of the Drug Enforcement Agency, resigned, reportedly under pressure after openly criticizing the Obama administration for its willingness to allow states to formulate their own marijuana policies. Despite the clear will of the White House, Congress and the affected states, she directed aggressive enforcement efforts against medical dispensaries.
In response, Congress passed a budget provision last year forbidding the Justice Department to use federal funds to "undermine" state medical marijuana programs; DOJ decided that only meant they couldn't interfere with the states' activities in creating and administering such programs; dispensaries and their owners remained fair game for raids and prosecutions. Now that also has been put to rest:
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Win Battle Against Federal Crackdown quote: It is instructive to observe the institutional resistance to marijuana reform, despite the change in direction by political leadership, and to suppose that significant social change now requires action from all three branches of government, as well as the public. Without public support, Obama would have lacked political cover for his cautious "experiment"; both criticism in Congress and the budget provision of 2014 were needed to remove one defiant bureaucrat and to rein-in the DOJ--and a federal court still had to jerk the reins even harder. All that makes Obamacare's existence seem like a miracle, and this country increasingly ungovernable. "If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads." Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto.-Terence
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1425 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined:
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Next up -- Canada.
Legalizing marijuana, also needs to legalize Hemp so it can be use to make paper, cloth, fuel, medicines. New Canadian Prime Minster Plans to Legalize Marijuana | HuffPost Latest News
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1.61803 Member (Idle past 1524 days) Posts: 2928 From: Lone Star State USA Joined:
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Free the Weed.
"You were not there for the beginning. You will not be there for the end. Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative" William S. Burroughs
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3983 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 7.0
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RAZD writes: Last night, Canada voted in Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party in a general election -- a move that will have outstanding implications for drug policy reform in the country. I've always thought of Canada as the relatively saner, kinder and gentler America to the north. I hope Harper's decade will prove an aberration from that fundamental good sense, as I hope our own reactionary rabies will subside. I feel more optimistic about Canada."If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads." Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto.-Terence
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3983 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 7.0 |
anglagard writes: In my experience (US Army intelligence 1984-1987), a few hits on Friday did not show up Monday or Tuesday despite being fat-soluable. Instead many soldiers did hallucinogenics and/or cocaine because being water-soluable or almost untraceable, it eluded the piss detectives. Desire, like life, seems to always find a way. I was active duty in the 70s when the piss tests began. They were primitive and loosely administered--we'd be herded into latrines en masse to fill tubes unsupervised, and freely asked for and freely received donations from non-indulging friends. The tests are much more sensitive now--a frequent user will test positive well past the 30-day abstinence once accepted as gospel. We had an Army Intelligence training center at my last stateside posting. Our Combat Engineer chess team defeated them in the post chess team tourney. Good thing, too. Our colonel was proud to bursting, and I had need of his indulgence later. "If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads." Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto.-Terence
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Tanypteryx Member Posts: 4409 From: Oregon, USA Joined: Member Rating: 5.4 |
Oregon fines Portland marijuana dispensary for multiple violations related to product giveaways
I'm always in the wrong place at the wrong time. I have not bought any pot in Oregon yet, but I did get a vaporizer gadget. A while before the Oregon legalization a friend picked up some in Washington for me. It is pretty good. I guess I should buy some here before the end of the year when the tax kicks in and the prices go up. It will be interesting to see if sales drop off after the tax man comes.What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy |
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1464 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
Things move slowly with me but I do have a report. Finally got a few sticky traps up and one of them had seven thrips on it today.
The others are where I can't see them easily and I don't want to remove them just to look at them yet. Edited by Faith, : No reason given.
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