Colorado

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts) Fri Jan 23, 2015, 12:55 PM Jan 2015

Governor: Legalizing pot was bad idea

Colorado’s decision to legalize marijuana was a bad idea, the state’s governor said Friday.

Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat who opposed the 2012 decision by voters to make pot legal, said the state still doesn’t fully know what the unintended consequences of the move will be.

“If I could've waved a wand the day after the election, I would've reversed the election and said, 'This was a bad idea,’ ” Hickenlooper said Friday on CNBC's “Squawk Box.”

“You don't want to be the first person to do something like this,” he said.

Read the rest at: http://thehill.com/policy/finance/230511-colorado-governor-legalizing-pot-was-bad-idea

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Governor: Legalizing pot was bad idea (Original Post) PoliticAverse Jan 2015 OP

This report does not name a single negative impact on CO KeepItReal Jan 2015 #1

I live in Colorado. earthside Jan 2015 #3

The homeless population exploded. They weren't ready for that Exultant Democracy Jan 2015 #7

Beer consumption must be dropping. nt tridim Jan 2015 #2

Says the governor who drinks fracking fluid. denverbill Jan 2015 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Jan 2015 #12

He doesn't like all that extra tax money rolling in? NV Whino Jan 2015 #5

Of course it was a bad idea... Newest Reality Jan 2015 #6

And there ya go! All those empty beds waiting for those criminal stoners. $$$$$ mountain grammy Jan 2015 #9

and our only other choice was a worse idiot, believe it or not.. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #8

Take your magic wand & stick it, Hick. CrispyQ Jan 2015 #10

That lower crime rate sure blows Blue Owl Jan 2015 #11

What did you say you seller of booze? SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #13

KeepItReal

(7,769 posts)

1. This report does not name a single negative impact on CO

Reply to PoliticAverse (Original post)

Fri Jan 23, 2015, 12:59 PM

Jan 2015

Everyone knows about the banking limitations and lack of Federal support.

earthside

(6,960 posts)

3. I live in Colorado.

Reply to KeepItReal (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 23, 2015, 01:05 PM

Jan 2015

I don't know what Hick is talking about.

If a person is not interested in marijuana there is simply no impact on you at all ... except seeing an occasional marijuana store now and then.

There hasn't been any increase in crime; there aren't hordes of stoners wandering around; the Doritos section of the grocery store is still well stocked; etc.

In other words, contrary to the doomsters predictions, legal sales of recreational marijuana has had zero impact on the average Coloradan's daily life.

Exultant Democracy

(6,595 posts)

7. The homeless population exploded. They weren't ready for that

Reply to KeepItReal (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 23, 2015, 01:56 PM

Jan 2015

Not that I think this negativity impact is major enough to question all the new revenue since we still see the continuing decline of violent crime.

We just have to find a way to take care of a homeless population that more or less tripled over night according to the report some shelters have put out. (How knows maybe they are liars and just want a cut of that sweet sweet cheddar)

tridim

(45,358 posts)

2. Beer consumption must be dropping. nt

Reply to PoliticAverse (Original post)

Fri Jan 23, 2015, 01:01 PM

Jan 2015

denverbill

(11,489 posts)

4. Says the governor who drinks fracking fluid.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Original post)

Fri Jan 23, 2015, 01:06 PM

Jan 2015

People have been smoking pots for decades. The only change us voters made was to stop throwing them in jail for doing so and to stick our fingers in the eyes of the illegal drug dealers.

He has no problem when frackers want to pollute the water we drink and the air we breathe, but dammit if people want to decide to smoke pot, well, that's not something they should be allowed to decide. The government needs to decide that for them.

Democrat, my ass.

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NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

5. He doesn't like all that extra tax money rolling in?

Reply to PoliticAverse (Original post)

Fri Jan 23, 2015, 01:26 PM

Jan 2015

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)

6. Of course it was a bad idea...

Reply to PoliticAverse (Original post)

Fri Jan 23, 2015, 01:33 PM

Jan 2015

And the private prison industry wants y'all to know that to be true through a convenient mouthpiece masquerading as some sort of "public servant".

Think of all the lost investments and income that won't be generated. Perish the thought! No way! Talk about unintended consequences. There are many vested interests waiting in line to voice their bottom line grievances.

From an older article:

Colorado paying millions for unneeded private prisons

http://www.cpt12.org/news/index.php/colorado-paying-millions-for-unneeded-private-prisons/