That is a lot of sales.
That is a lot of sales.
In reply to ronholm:
Of all the people I know I'd say 75% smoke pot daily, and 20% do it occasionally legal or not. That only leaves 5% that don't touch the stuff, I can't imagine how much tax money would be collected if it was nation wide.
I tried it a couple times as a teenager but never liked the feeling.
And this is the reason I couldn't wait to leave Nebraska after high school. This doesn't surprise me one bit.
Not exactly the most exciting and free thinking place in the world.
friend of mine (now a friend's wife) is from Ok. She used to tell us of trips to texas to purchase "toys" as they were illegal in her neck of the woods
Doesn't OK have a very low limit for alcohol content in beer?
With the state by state spread of medical and recreational, I'm just waiting for it to get to a point where a solid federal decision is made.
Nick_Comstock wrote: In reply to ronholm: Of all the people I know I'd say 75% smoke pot daily, and 20% do it occasionally legal or not. That only leaves 5% that don't touch the stuff, I can't imagine how much tax money would be collected if it was nation wide. I tried it a couple times as a teenager but never liked the feeling.
I'd turn that around. Maybe 5% of the people I know touch the stuff. Not many taxes being collected here!
Once again I find it odd that states run by the party of individual freedom and reduced government would spend state funds on something that another state decided through democratic process. I'm shocked even. Shocked.
Keith Tanner wrote:Nick_Comstock wrote: In reply to ronholm: Of all the people I know I'd say 75% smoke pot daily, and 20% do it occasionally legal or not. That only leaves 5% that don't touch the stuff, I can't imagine how much tax money would be collected if it was nation wide. I tried it a couple times as a teenager but never liked the feeling.I'd turn that around. Maybe 5% of the people I know touch the stuff. Not many taxes being collected here!
Yeah, the western slope is a different place than the front range 
I think they'll collect some taxes in Massachusetts once it goes through. But, the problem is… I think the insurance companies use testing as a means of not paying claims on workman's comp, so all the employers test because it means discounts for them. It vilifies people regardless of legality, if you can't work, you're berked. So I think some people who would otherwise still won't smoke.
Maybe I'm wrong but thats how it seems to me.
In reply to carbon:
I feel like after the feds are forced to tone things down, they won't be able to hold that against people anymore. You can after all, drug test hair for alcohol quite accurately, and you don't hear about people getting insurance claims denied left and right for drinking on the weekends.
sobe_death wrote:Keith Tanner wrote:Yeah, the western slope is a different place than the front rangeNick_Comstock wrote: In reply to ronholm: Of all the people I know I'd say 75% smoke pot daily, and 20% do it occasionally legal or not. That only leaves 5% that don't touch the stuff, I can't imagine how much tax money would be collected if it was nation wide. I tried it a couple times as a teenager but never liked the feeling.I'd turn that around. Maybe 5% of the people I know touch the stuff. Not many taxes being collected here!
Very different! Colorado is a schizophrenic state.
Nick_Comstock wrote: In reply to ronholm: Of all the people I know I'd say 75% smoke pot daily, and 20% do it occasionally legal or not. That only leaves 5% that don't touch the stuff, I can't imagine how much tax money would be collected if it was nation wide. I tried it a couple times as a teenager but never liked the feeling.
You need to find better people to be around if 75% use daily....
yamaha wrote:Nick_Comstock wrote: In reply to ronholm: Of all the people I know I'd say 75% smoke pot daily, and 20% do it occasionally legal or not. That only leaves 5% that don't touch the stuff, I can't imagine how much tax money would be collected if it was nation wide. I tried it a couple times as a teenager but never liked the feeling.You need to find better people to be around if 75% use daily....
I think the bigger takeaway here is that far more people than you'd think, partake.
In reply to Swank Force One:
I'm sure of that, but if that post was serious,
In reply to yamaha:
The post was serious. I don't hang out with anybody. But those numbers are pretty much accurate. I've had people quit when we told them they are not allowed to smoke in company trucks on the way to jobs. Although, now days pills are a much bigger problem imo.
In reply to Nick_Comstock:
Yea, they're getting there, that and Meth.....
carbon wrote: I think they'll collect some taxes in Massachusetts once it goes through. But, the problem is… I think the insurance companies use testing as a means of not paying claims on workman's comp, so all the employers test because it means discounts for them. It vilifies people regardless of legality, if you can't work, you're berked. So I think some people who would otherwise still won't smoke. Maybe I'm wrong but thats how it seems to me.
I think that, eventually, a court case will be decided against an employer that drug tests for legalized marijuana. Because until then, employers drug screening will be an ipso facto method of making it illegal.
For instance, I know that federal government employees are not allowed to use weed, even if they are living or visiting Colorado. I'm curious if state employees of Colorado are allowed to use it.
I don't think I know anyone that regularly partakes, but then again I hang out with people that get to work on time every day and crazy E36 M3 like that.
In reply to tuna55:
Must be nice
In reply to Sky_Render:
I think it depends on what the labor laws in the state are.....if its an At Will state, they could tell you as a condition of hiring and be covered.
Co-worker: "Pot helps social gatherings become that much more enjoyable."
Me: "I'm sorry to hear your friends are so boring that you need chemical enhancement."
In reply to SkinnyG:
...because nobody has ever drank at a party.
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