What good is legalizing weed if you can't use it?

[wdfifteen]

My son invested in half a dozen mj related stocks. One of them was up over 140% in the last 2 quarters. Now he tells me.

[fintstone]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

My son invested in half a dozen mj related stocks. One of them was up over 140% in the last 2 quarters. Now he tells me.

Seems like a corrupt business...I wouldn't admit it either. Profiting from the addiction and misery of others. One would think that it is not a good idea to be on record as involved in a Federal crime just because the previous corrupt Justice Department did not enforce it.

[Ayles]

Originally Posted by fintstone

Seems like a corrupt business...I wouldn't admit it either. Profiting from the addiction and misery of others. One would think that it is not a good idea to be on record as involved in a Federal crime just because the previous corrupt Justice Department did not enforce it.

So no alcohol, casino or tobacco in your portfolio? All create quite a bit of misery for far more people than pot.

[dewolf]

Originally Posted by fintstone

Seems like a corrupt business...I wouldn't admit it either. Profiting from the addiction and misery of others. One would think that it is not a good idea to be on record as involved in a Federal crime just because the previous corrupt Justice Department did not enforce it.

Lol...what an idiot. I see a bunch of happy folks when stoned. You clearly know nothing, not one effin iota about drugs or drug use other than the biased junk you read.

[RKDinOKC]

There were a lot of fortunes made from distilling alcohol before, during, and after Prohibition.

I don't really care what drugs or activities others use, do, or abuse as long as it only affects themselves, does not negatively affect others, and I don't have to pay for it or any negative effects from it.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by fintstone

One would think that it is not a good idea to be on record as involved in a Federal crime just because the previous corrupt Justice Department did not enforce it.

They are Canadian stocks you idiot. No crime involved.

[cairns]

Seems like a corrupt business...I wouldn't admit it either. Profiting from the addiction and misery of others. One would think that it is not a good idea to be on record as involved in a Federal crime just because the previous corrupt Justice Department did not enforce it.

Obviously you know absolutely nothing about pot and believe everything the Feds said in the 50s. Do you have hairy palms from masturbating?

[Starless]

I do not take credit for this, but heard someone say once, "Put 5 people in a room and give them alcohol, and they start a fight, put 5 people in a room and give them pot, and they start a band"

[nota]

Originally Posted by fintstone

Seems like a corrupt business...I wouldn't admit it either. Profiting from the addiction and misery of others. One would think that it is not a good idea to be on record as involved in a Federal crime just because the previous corrupt Justice Department did not enforce it.

flint only invests in the military industrial complex
supporting death and destruction globally makes him smile

[ted]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

My son invested in half a dozen mj related stocks. One of them was up over 140% in the last 2 quarters. Now he tells me.

that must be big corporations?
now the Ca property tax for pot farms is one million dollars a year.
This favors big corporations that prefer larger farms.

Also new a 30% tax on pot retail sales.

soon Costco will sell "indoor gardening" kits.

[berettafan]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

Video games have probably created more slacker 20-30 year olds that still live at home.

FWIW I smoked in my 20's and held a job, and I have no desire to pick up the habit again.

Also FWIW I have several friends that work their azz off eight hours a day five days a week and regularly come home, crack open a beer, and fire up a doobie.

xbox should probably change its logo to a pot leaf. such is the connection at least in this area. we are a tourist based economy and in the off season hourly workers collect unemployment, get high and play Madden. a few save a some bux and head to costa rica for the winter. some pretend to be wealthy skier types and head to the mountains. 90%+ just sit in their apt living room and toke/play. wading around in a cesspool of petty crime, broken relationships and underachieving loserly conduct.

[fintstone]

Originally Posted by Ayles

So no alcohol, casino or tobacco in your portfolio? All create quite a bit of misery for far more people than pot.

No...but are those not legal?

[fintstone]

Originally Posted by dewolf

Lol...what an idiot. I see a bunch of happy folks when stoned. You clearly know nothing, not one effin iota about drugs or drug use other than the biased junk you read.

Lots of happy fools turn their lives (and those around them) to crap. I read the longest and most comprehensive studies (recently released) on the topic which state exactly what I post. Apparently you have not...or were stoned when you did.

[fintstone]

Originally Posted by cairns

Obviously you know absolutely nothing about pot and believe everything the Feds said in the 50s. Do you have hairy palms from masturbating?

Maybe you should actually read a book or two.

[fintstone]

Originally Posted by peteremsley

So very fint, and so poorly informed as usual. I bought some before legalization here in CO. One, GW Pharmaceuticals (GWPH) specializes in removing THC and making medicine for treating many things, including epilepsy in kids. It has been proven to reduce seizures by huge magnitudes to almost zero in some kids. What does that have to do with misery of others? Seems like in a positive way, wouldn't you say?

Oh, and its up 1442% in the last 5 years. Wish I'd bought a bunch rather than just dipping a toe in.

We are discussing recreational marijuana here...I believe. Try again.

[BK911]

I smoked almost daily in college and....
Crap, forgot where I was going with this....

[fintstone]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

They are Canadian stocks you idiot. No crime involved.

Funny you did not post that they were Canadian stocks...looks like you are the idiot.

[fintstone]

Marijuana-related (active THC) traffic fatalities were 4 times as high in 2016 as in 2013 in Colorado according to the CO DOT. Legalization seems to come with a price. 55% surveyed also believed it safe to drive when using.

[Charles Freeborn]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Every one of which will fire your ass yesterday if you test positive. And they will test, by law and by their insurance carrier's requirements, after any sort of work place accident or incident. Or even at random, depending on the level of federal regulation under which they suffer.

Sorry Supe, that's just the way it is. Any company with multi-state operations, or federal contracts, or over the road operations, or construction operations, etc. - anything that has any level of federal oversight or regulation, or any sort of liability insurance for injuries to their employees or customers - will not allow cannabis use of any kind. They fall back on federal law, and all manner of federal (OSHA, etc.) regulations.

This^^. Litigation will always fall to the federal law, thus testing and prosecution will remain in place until the feds change the laws. It's a tricky one on account of unlike alcohol, THC stays in the bloodstream long after the debilitating effects are gone.

I am personally in favor of testing - for EVERYTHING, including the random breathalyzer for alcohol on Monday morning to see who's still drunk from the weekend - before they climb aboard their heavy equipment, or for that matter administer clerical or financial tasks for unsuspecting clients. I really don't care what someone does on their own time, but never at someone else's expense or liability.

As for legalization creating addicts, that's utter rubbish. Addicts will always be addicts. Access has never been the problem for them - of anything they choose to ingest. I live in OR. There are no more stoners on the streets than before. The only difference is us residents are collecting the tax revenues rather than the cartels collecting the profits.

[fintstone]

According to the Colorado State Police, in 2014 there were over 1000 pot-related citations and MJ was an indicator in 674 citations CSP issued for DUI or DUID — about 12 percent of DUI citations. Marijuana was the only suspected indicator in 354 of those citations. This does not count local law enforcement arrests. I suspect this number is very low due to the difficulty enforcing against a odorless substance that is easily disguised in food, etc. and is consumed in small. more potent quantities (compared to alcohol). There is no marijuana breathalyzer, so many blood tests are taken from those who display drugs openly while driving or are a corpse in an obviously drug related accident. Even so, more than 17 percent of all DUI arrests from the Colorado State Patrol in 2016 involved marijuana.

In 21.4% (over 100) of automotive fatalities in 2013 (in Colorado alone),the driver was drugged (around 40 with marijuana)...and I imagine that since MJ is not as obvious...not all folks/corpses received blood tests for THC. Seems pretty serious if you were one of the victims.

In Washington, over 1,300 drivers tested positive for marijuana in 2013 (almost 25 percent more than 2012). Also a big increase after legalization.