MEANWHILE, IN COLORADO …

[defrog]

And that’s about all I have to say about pot legalization in the state.

Well, one other thing, maybe – I don’t remember ever bringing up the War On Drugs™ here.

As you might guess, I am in favor of legalization for a simple reason: criminalization makes no sense whatsoever in a land where binge drinking is either an acceptable rite of passage or an average Friday night. It’s a double standard, and even the people who actively oppose legalization know it is. They just live in this bizarre fear that America will turn into a nation of hippie stoners and then the Communists will take over the world. Or something.

I see Colorado as an interesting experiment to see what happens in a state where recreational pot is legalized. Maybe it will prove that Nancy Reagan’s fears are mostly unfounded. Maybe it will prove the opposite. We’ll see.

So far, the only legitimate concern I’ve seen is the effect of recreational pot licenses on prices for medical marijuana. But then in a country where healthcare costs are out of control, I guess I’m not surprised.

Anyway, I feel confident in making two predictions here:

1. Everyone against legalization is going to remain in OMG Flipout mode for at least the next couple of election cycles – especially the ones employed by major cable news organizations, and ESPECIALLY the ones who technically should actually be praising the law as a victory for states rights and small govt.

2. Depending on the rate of uptake in pot smoking, you’ll see a proportionate decrease in mass shootings.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I have inhaled.

Having said that, I’ve never really been into drugs of any kind, and I’ve especially never cared for recreational marijuana for a few reasons:

1. It’s a long-term ticket to lung cancer.

2. It smells like someone pissing on a hot frying pan full of okra.

3. Most people who smoke it regularly tend to be very boring, boring people. Or at least the ones I’ve met. I say “boring” because the only thing they ever talk about is related to marijuana – different kinds, how to roll it, where to get it, what it feels like, things they’ve done as a result of smoking it, how to score more of it, how cool it is, and how unfair it is that it’s not legal. That may be fascinating to other pot smokers, but to squares like me it’s boring.

Okay, sometimes they’ll talk about something else. I once sat in a living room full of well-dressed vacuum cleaner salespersons who were passing a J around. They talked about sales techniques and making money.

I rest my case.

Rocky mountain high.

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