Medical Marijuana and gun ownership/possession

[CHenry]

Don't take this the wrong way, but I hope the people gathering signatures were checking ID. An airport would be a great place to get a lot of signatures from nonresidents...signatures which would, of course, be invalid.

I suddenly find myself questioning the "halfway there" claim--not that they don't have that many signatures, but that they don't have that many valid signatures.

I'd like to see them gathering signatures outside of the county courthouses, especially in the bigger cities and/or the ones with a lot of drug busts.

I bet these guys are smart enough to know to check IDs. Just a guess.

 

[CHenry]

Depends on where they draw the line. Engaging in political discussion, and especially activism, sounds like the highest class of "protected speech," not "probable cause," and treating it as such would have a tremendous chilling effect.

Can I like this multiple times?

 

[ignerntbend]

So, we're not giving the FEDs admissible evidence. We're just giving them ideas. That's reassuring.

 

[bigred1]

When I was in school, the "group" of folks that hung out together during lunch and after school smoking weed referred to themselves as "stoners".

Or they called themselves heads as in short for potheads.

 

[dlbleak]

Seeing them on the streets of both Colorado Springs and numerous cities in Oregon. In addition to those that just want the MJ, Oregon is loaded with homeless people who might very well have gotten to that stage because of excessive use of MJ and other drugs.

We also worked with an addiction support group there in Oregon. Some of their "clients" came over to the facility where we served as hosts to work on various jobs like road repair, painting fences, etc. Visiting with those "clients," I came away with the distinct impression that most all of them blamed their problems on either alcohol or drugs. But, at least most of them were getting straightened out.

My grandparents retired to the Durango area. We have gone out as many times as we could since 1969. Never been panhandled in town until RM passed. I can’t go into town without some smelly,dirty person come up to ask for money. That never happed beforeRM. We’ve come to know a few local LEO’s and they tell us that petty crime has skyrocketed. Auto break ins, bicycle and kayak theft, shoplifting,etc.
I’m all for MEDICAL use but there are down sides to everything.

 

[Dave70968]

Or they called themselves heads as in short for potheads.

I believe the point was there's a difference between people who use marijuana, and "stoners" or "potheads," just as there's a difference between people who drink, and "drunks" or "alcoholics."

Some people just don't seem to grasp the distinction. And I suspect that they also don't grasp the concept of "irony," as they're likely drinkers.

 

[bigred1]

I believe the point was there's a difference between people who use marijuana, and "stoners" or "potheads," just as there's a difference between people who drink, and "drunks" or "alcoholics."

Some people just don't seem to grasp the distinction. And I suspect that they also don't grasp the concept of "irony," as they're likely drinkers.

I was just telling you what they used to identify themselves. Myself, I thought they were an easygoing bunch.

 

[CHenry]

My grandparents retired to the Durango area. We have gone out as many times as we could since 1969. Never been panhandled in town until RM passed. I can’t go into town without some smelly,dirty person come up to ask for money. That never happed beforeRM. We’ve come to know a few local LEO’s and they tell us that petty crime has skyrocketed. Auto break ins, bicycle and kayak theft, shoplifting,etc.
I’m all for MEDICAL use but there are down sides to everything.

LMAO, no one used pot in CO before it became legal... give me a friggin break blaming all that crap on RM passage.

 

[dlbleak]

LMAO, no one used pot in CO before it became legal... give me a friggin break blaming all that crap on RM passage.

They couldn’t take the money and walk straight over to the dispensary.
I guess that makes me a liar and you an expert on everything.

 

[sanjuro893]

My grandparents retired to the Durango area. We have gone out as many times as we could since 1969. Never been panhandled in town until RM passed. I can’t go into town without some smelly,dirty person come up to ask for money. That never happed beforeRM. We’ve come to know a few local LEO’s and they tell us that petty crime has skyrocketed. Auto break ins, bicycle and kayak theft, shoplifting,etc.
I’m all for MEDICAL use but there are down sides to everything.

I never got hit up for money by the homeless people downtown until MAPS passed. BAN MAPS!!!