What, did we finially wring all the avalible tax dollars out of the regular tabacco smokers while beating down that bad habit?

We said the same about those without common sense 25 years ago.

Because of prohibition, how many people are employed in the prison system, various law enforcement agencies, lawyers, judges, social workers, probation officers and on and on and on.

Prohibition benefits the swamp that is the government way more they, just tax you, I and everyone else to pay for it.

At least if it were legal they could tax those that make the choice to use it pay for any negative impacts it may have and let you and I keep our money.

To think that prohibition will stop them from doing it and then leaving their own home is an even bigger ignorance of reality, they are already doing it.

You are trying to legislate safety over freedom. As a non user of alcohol or any mind altering substance, I'll take freedom.

I wish politicians would work on projects that will actually produce real results for the voters other than trying to be as politically correct as they can. We have completely legalized pot here in Colorado and it didn't produce nearly the tax revenue projected, I think because it's an all cash business, and pot shop owners ,and weed bar owners decide to keep the unreported cash. It also pretty much de-motivates workers when they are stoned A LOT, and you have to watch out for the driver that's doing 25 mph in a 60 mph zone. 2nd issue, what will allowing a one gun a year quota do to reduce crime? At all? This Governor has no ability for critical thought. He's only pandering to his base.

Its pretty much already legal here. Nobody doing any time for weed here. I know a cop who legally caught a guy with 253lbs of weed. Prosecutor said " Yep good grab... but meh, it's only weed". No charges filed.

Walk around any of the big downtowns bus stops or sidewalks. The weed smell with choke you at times. Zero consequences as is. The cops have even been ordered by the Weed proponent major not to arrest the black kids selling it on the street corner. Sided with by the County attorney.

Its a liberal state run by super duper liberal cities (Minneapolis/St paul), where anything goes. Kinda like the Star Wars Cantina.

Willie Nelson and snoop dogg moving to Minnesota!

The drunks are already entrenched.

LOL, point taken.

I hope not. They might feel comfortable in the confines of a city, but not up here, 400 miles north on the Canadian border. It would be interesting to put them both in the same fishhouse for a while though, or let them just fish out in the open like when I grew up.

And you would be right according to one of his aides when Dayton was a senator. He claimed Dayton had to have his "meds" prior to making a speech. Dayton once complained, that the republicans criticized him because he took medication for depression sometimes.

I posted this to emphasize the contradictory nature of this in the elimination of your ability to purchase a gun if you are a pot user. In other words, it's OK to smoke pot, but not if you want to purchase a gun. Huh??

But, it seems to have progressed to a debate on whether it's harmful to smoke pot or has any ill effects on its usage. That wasn't my intent even though I have strong feelings on the subject. I will only say what I was once told by a person who works with people addicted to drugs: He said, "Not all pot smokers are heroin users. But, all heroin users were once pot smokers."

All you hypocrites are going to have to just suck it up and get used to it. legalization is coming whether you like it or not. Its the people that are putting up the ballet initiatives ,not the politicians.
Its not about the money. Its about returning personal freedom that should of never been taken away. In fact it should come with an apology from the government for ruining so many lives for nothing.

I am amazed that so many people on here support more government intrusion in our lives.

Oh, and I am sure all heroine addicts drank a beer too. So there's your gateway drug. lol

There will be a few more who try it. But there are so many people who are regular users now. Honestly there are more people who are addicted to legal pain killers, and the meth heads are everywhere.

There is way more issues with alcohol than pot - I can't remember the last time a pot head killed someone driving around high.

Oh, and don't forget the Birch Polypore Mushroom, now there's a gateway drug.

oooooo mushrooooooms--oh no you didn;t,next thing you'll wanna regulate my toad licking.

Nice that you think you're smarter than a professional counselor. Did you go to school for that or just learn it on your own?

3 weeks ago, I buried my daughter who was a heavy pot smoker. The tox report isn't back yet, but the forensic examiner suspects it will show she was into hard core drugs of some kind. BTW, she didn't like beer so that probably wasn't her gateway drug.

Yukon. Anyone that's worked for the govt, around politicians (20 years here) knows it's never about right or wrong or personal freedoms (even though they like to disguise such) its ALWAYS about the money. Filthy/greedy buggers just can't seem to get enough of it. The sure wouldn't push to legalize it if they were fixing to make a boatload of cash off it.

Sorry to hear that Trapper7. It makes me sick to know that politicians don't give two turds about your girl as long as they can make some quick/fat cash. But that's how they operate.

Personally I could care less if its legalized at my age. As stated previously, its about as close to legalized right now here. Effects me zero, but it sure will effect some of our young ones.

Everything comes with a cost.

Trapper7 Sorry for your loss.
I have a lifetime of witnessing alcohol and drug abuse. I know at least 20 people that died of direct alcohol abuse. I still have yet to hear of someone that died from Cannabis.
Lets not confuse cannabis, with heroin, alcohol, and other hard drugs that do kill.

I think it should be legal in the whole United States, just do like Canada did, look if you want to do it, you should be able to, if you dont want to do it, then dont.