As someone who lived in CO when they passed legal MJ, I know this subject. It is not a blow for freedom, its all advertising. People made millions selling weed, but the streets still looked like bomb craters, the schools required you pay for EVERYONE else's supplies, and only the weed economy flourished. In some cities there were more weed shops than churches, gas stations, and restaurants combined (think Starbucks but even worse)! Every drug dealing scumbag from the rest of the country flocked to CO and the a new seedy element took over downtown areas. And the shops target KIDS exclusively. Only ex-hippies smoked weed, the rest ate THC candies, cakes, cookies, and soda. I've seen teens tripping balls wandering Walmart more times than I could count! Weed use among teens was at epidemic levels, but don't expect the greedy politicians or rich pot dealers to allow that FACT to become common knowledge. If the tobacco or gun industry used the same tactics as the MJ industry, libs would riot (even more than usual). So tough break if your straight-A 16 year old suddenly begins to fail High School because those THC gummy bears are so good! The war on drugs didn't fail, the politicians just switched sides. Drugs made their bank accounts grow. And cartels WILL start grow operations. But you still have a responsibility to your children and community. You will make nothing from legal pot, but you will absolutely pay for it one way or another.
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