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Subscribe to RSSNow that Colorado and Washington have legalized marijuana, entrepreneurs are embarking on what is being called "the green rush." NBC's Pete Williams reports.
If a California company has its way, recreational marijuana users in Colorado and Washington state will one day be able to get their pot out of vending machines.
Such machines are already in use in some states where medical marijuana is legal, but now the maker’s founder says the company is working to adapt the machines to comply with new laws in Colorado and Washington, where adults can legally use marijuana for recreation.
The vending machines for medicine require a fingerprint scan to verify the identification of the patient, which is then linked to a prescription on file.
But as Washington and Colorado figure out how to create a legal pot market for the masses, Hollywood-based Medbox, a public company, is offering up its expertise in convenient delivery systems.
"One day we envision these machines to be accessed, when it's allowed, 24 hours a day," Vincent Mehdizadeh, the founder and chief consultant of a subsidiary of Medbox that produces, installs and consults on the vending business, told NBC News. "One day in the future that may happen, but for now these machines sit behind the counter as an inventory control and compliance tool."
He said the Medbox machines and consultancy are in high demand in states such as Arizona, Massachusetts and Connecticut that have published medical marijuana regulations. Dispensaries use them to keep marijuana from being pilfered and comply with laws.
So where will all that 'legal' pot come from? Sale of pot stymied
Medbox is now offering to work with Washington and Colorado officials who are mobilizing to create the framework for a legal marijuana industry - and to collect taxes on pot sales.
"These machines behind the counter act an inventory control and taxation tracking tool so that the states can effectively track the taxes and collect on them more efficiently with real-time reporting directly from the machine to the state database," Mehdizadeh said.
The company also helps operators get licensed in states that have licensing programs.
"We've probably been the most successful consulting firm in the marijuana business," he said.
Mikhail Carpenter, spokesman for Washington’s Liquor Control Board, said Medbox has been in contact with the state but at this point no outside vendors have been chosen to help with marijuana sales.
Under state law, marijuana and marijuana-infused products, Carpenter said, would have to be sold from inside the confines of a retail outlet.
“So I can’t imagine with the way the law is written that you would see vending machines on the street corner,” Carpenter told NBC News.
In November, Washington and Colorado voters passed initiatives to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Those laws went into effect last month.
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In Washington state, voter-approved Initiative 502 made it legal for anyone 21 or over to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, 16 ounces of “solid marijuana-infused product” (pot brownies and such) or 72 ounces of “marijuana-infused liquid.
Washington’s Liquor Control Board has until Dec. 1 to develop rules for implementation of its new recreational marijuana law.
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Colorado, under Amendment 64 to the state Constitution, legalized not only recreational use, but also home growing, which is still illegal in Washington.
Growing, selling and possessing marijuana remains illegal under federal law, and the federal government is reviewing options in both Washington and Colorado.
President Barack Obama last month weighed in on the issue, telling ABC’s Barbara Walters the federal government has more important things to do than go after recreational marijuana users.
“We have bigger fish to fry,” he told Walters.
Two Colorado University students are facing multiple felony charges after campus police say they fed marijuana-laced brownies to their unsuspecting classmates and professor. KUSA's Nick McGurk reports.
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Ain't gonna happen in Colorado. Recreational pot is subject to the same rules and regulations as alcohol .... which isn't sold from vending machines.
Same laws in Washington. Not to mention how many people would steal the whole damn machine.
Legalization and taxation is long overdue. Time to recoup some of that money wasted on the "Drug War".
Wow man, I put my money in and didn't get my smoke. I think the machine is broken. Naw man, your useing slugs. Aw thanks.
Recoup it out of YOUR pocket, not MINE, already gave the gov'mint enough of my money to waste! Why do you people scream about everything being taxed and then in the same breath you beg for more? I'm sick of giving Washington my cash to either pizz away or pass onto the wealthy in some form of bail out/subsidy! Why cant it just be legal, its a friggin plant for Pete's sake, why does everything in life have to have a financial string attached just to extort in exchange for our "freedoms"? When will you people realize that we have no rights in this country, only a few things that we are "allowed" to do!
That will be the next big crime, stealing the Pot vending machine, like they do ATM's!
Fingerprint for recreational marijuana? It's nobody's business if it is legal and recreational. How absurd, the transparent human being and secretive corporations and government --fascism at its finest.
The pro-folks are getting a taste of what the future looks like for legalization. It won't be vending machines and pot parks, it will be registering as a user, giving up all your private info and having the local and fed gov in your biz. Should of just left it as it was and pushed medical for those that really need it.
Scan a fingerprint... Biometrics at work.. Create a database... Biometrics at work... Control spending... Biometrics at work... Control the people...
"Yeah, I'll give you my prints for some weed."
Dope what?
For the love of G-d, just legalize it in all 50 states and tax the hell out of it. We gotta come up with every means possible to pay the deficit. Why not be realistic and creative. Those who want it will get it if it is legal or not. I'd much rather have to deal with a bunch of dope smoking burn outs than aggressive alcoholics in the streets. Take the profit out of it for the cartells and maybe we'll see a decreacse in violent crime. Just saying.
WCF, you don't "pay down" the deficit, you just stop spending as much. Debt is what we owe and the deficit is just how much money we spend compared to how much we actually bring in. For example, If I have a 20,000 dollar car and am making my payments that's not a deficit, that's just debt. Now if I made $40,000 a year but spend $100,000 a year, I have a $60,000 dollar deficit. Our problem is that our "leaders" in DC never actually cut things, they just cut future spending. If the federal government brings in (more like steals) 2 trillion dollars a year, but we spend 3 trillion we need to stop spending that extra trillion right away (ending the defecit and not "cutting" it.)
actually in MI for medicinal users there are what is called "green rooms", and they dispence by the gram... old news
I don't really care if it's in a vending machine or not. One upside I can think of, is that a vending machine won't shoot the client and take his money. Althought snopes says vending machines kill 2 people a year....
Please, Idaho, please, please, please, legalize pot before I die of old age!!
And, also, make booze illegal so all the crazy, stupid alcoholics out there will HAVE to smoke pot instead!
Vending machines BEHIND the counter? Prevents pilfering? If an employee wants to steal, they will, or at least try. This is why we have packaging! This current sales of loose weed has to stop. I don't even trust the scales! If it is packaged, and inspector can come in, unannounced, and test for quantity and quality. As we do with everything else! - Denver
Yet you don't list a single bit of this alleged documentation. Why is that? Also, almost every single anti cannabis site lies.
For every incident where cannabis is in the system, so is alcohol or other illicit drugs.
Flawed logic. If someone smokes on one day, it can be in their system for weeks after it's use. So, if someone in front of a person that smoked two weeks ago jams on their breaks and they hit them, they will be arrested even though they are in no way under the influence. Same goes for workplace accidents.
Yet again, you listed none. Not one shred of evidence to support your anti stance. If you're right, then back it up, or just move along.
BTW, your very first sentence flies in the face of everything you types after that. You're all for people growing their own, but prattled on about how many people die from it's use. Yet not one medical study can tie one fatality to its use.
Crazy idea, right up there with putting booze in a vending machine.
in WA and CO it's very possible. It'll be like the REDBOX movie rental place. You would just insert your ID and it would scan your age make sure you're over 21 and purchase what you need but, not more then an once. I've seen these machines, some people are gonna get real rich. If you want to start a store front business, you can enroll in Washington Cannabis Institute, win win situation.
Do they have a home version of this machine with Cokes & Twinkies in a couple three slots.. I don't like to get out on rainy nights.
There will be no pot vending machines for public use just as there are no alcoholic drink vending machines. The medicinal pot vending machines in use today are a convenience to the vendor by providing a legal database without hiring additional employees.
There will be no fingerprinting or registration of recreational users. We have the delivery method of recreational marijuana already in place. It is the same delivery method used for alcoholic beverages for decades. There will be attractive packaging for superior blends at premium prices and generic packaging for inferior blends at discount prices.
The marijuana industry will flourish with handsome profits(and likely bought out by the liquor industry). " I'll have a dime bag of Seagram's Gold please". The government will tax the hell out of it. Home grown marijuana will eventually be an option to some as home brewing is an option today. The prohibitive cost and labor will send 99.9% of us to the pot/liquor store. The limits on legal possession will soon become a joke. Who gets arrested for hauling four cases of legal beer in his trunk?
Driving under the influence and working under the influence of pot will result in the same penalties of alcohol abuse today. It will not be tolerated. Fine tuning the law and legal testing will be a minor issue. All of the "Chicken Little" nonsense is merely so much B.S. The advantages of legalizing recreational pot use are astronomical compared to the disadvantages of today on all fronts. I am proud to have a 21st century President that puts this issue in it's proper prospective.
Having said all of this, I will continue to enjoy my occasional cold bottle of beer or Rum and Coke on ice. My few experiences with pot left a lot to be desired. The wine drinkers, brandy snifters, martini lovers, scotch loyalists and pot smokers all have preferences of their own. God bless them all.
What a "common sense comment". ;) I'm fifty seven and I really see this happening in the near future. I smoke and drink beer, can't do liquor but don't have a problem with those that do. Yes, I'd love to see it legalized but that issue has never stopped or slowed me down. Ha ha! Anyway, great post and seems you have an open, honest mind that doesn't do knee jerk reactions or the "Sky is falling", thing! :)
Stupid idea. There is a reason why you don't see cigarette vending machines anymore. It was too easy for people under age to get cigarettes from them.
Which gives me an idea, cigarette vending machines that read the age from a persons drivers license. Since all of them have the magnetic strips on them now with the information.
To have these vending machines, is ridiculous, if pot is legal for recreational use. I can see the practicality of it, if it is for medical marijuana use only, in states that have legalized medical marijuana. Pot should be taxed and regulated, just like tobacco products are. It could be the source of revenues we need for the federal gov't. to help pay down our debt. Most likely won't happen, because it would make too much sense.
Parquat
"We Have bigger fish to Fry"..Like Obama and Holder in the Fast and Furious Conspiracy to sell assault weapons to Drug Cartels(Accessory Before The Fact of a First Degree Intentional Homicide), The Benghazi Gross Negligence of Hillary Clinton, and Dianne Feinstein for Conspiracy to Deprive Rights Under Color of Law. Healthcare Theft By Fraud
And a lot more ....I just had a feeling that Al Gore is a terrorist sympathiser.
A five year old can get money some how, place in machine get high...GOOD IDEA..NOT!
Aerial spraying of Paraquat
Remember (IF you really read the whole article) the buds are for medicinal use only with your pre-approved scanned fingerprint not a latex copy of VP Joe Biden's as suggested by one reader.
On other important news today and don't get me wrong that this isn't newsworthy since it got me to read msn.com and then check on (faux) foxnews.com and this found:
Click to view the more than 200 pages of documents obtained by Judicial Watch.
I won't worry too long; these companies like Medbox will kill themselves. Imagine a bunch of zonked out zombies running around trying to look for these machines and imagine them trying to look for their coins to put into them. They will soon start destroying these machines like they destroy themselves and everything else. (But perhaps the CEO of Medbox is a pothead?)
About time we start making money off this instead of losing it. Tax it and move on.
so jealous! Can't believe this didn't pass in CA!
Commonsense101
WTH?? What in the world does this have to do with idiot boy obama?? Take another toke dude.
Wait...now, umm back up...why aren't there cigarette vending machines again? rofl.....
What a country California is! They are so far left they are falling into the ocean -- at least that's the prophesy. I actually got a Christmas letter from an ex-in-law last year bragging that she had a prescription for medical marijuana. Knowing her the need for medical pain relief is about as bogus as they come but then, she is the typical California 70s generation several that forgot to grow up.
If it's legal people will grow their own and probably better quality. These machines would be a hotter stealing item than atm's.
Pot vending machines in bars sounds like the best idea...
Bottles of wine are sold from vending machines in PA - not the cheap stuff either.
Maybe it depends on where you live. I've never seen wine/beer vending machine in MA
@ a more moral citizen ......... california is NOT country.....
It will likely be right next to the Doritos!
And probably will be packaged in brightly colored packages to make it more attractive for children who have some spare change!
yep, right next to the assault weapons.
Conveniently next to the munchies
It should be next to the papers and pipes.
Will these machines accept my food stamp card??
@ Sow your seeds...
What kinda weed you thinking bout? I don't know any that would make a person aggressive...more relaxed and maybe hungry but that's about it....
But how fresh are the buds?
Mary Jones, sounds like you should know what you are talking about; and it sure sounds like you know what YOU are looking for.
As for you sadmama; I think that's why you are so sad.
Good question Tiredobs. I'd like to make sure the EBT cards are NOT accepted in these machines.
Woo hoo! Give me that kind bud!
Oh boy, this is going to be great....uh, what were we talking about?
KINE bud. - Denver... you're welcome.
I want the vending machine right next to it with all the snacks.
you cant buy cigarettes from a machine anymore, what makes people think they can buy pot that way!
but hey, stranger things have happened.
You can buy cigarettes from a vending machine.
Yes, at select places, you can still buy cigarettes from a vending machine. Maybe not in the middle of America, but I've definitely seen such a thing before at clubs, especially in Europe.
they are everywhere in bars
Now that is interesting. In many public places Restaurants/bars etc you cannot smoke, but they still sell cigarettes in bars?
awesome
i always thought they'd have this stuff legal by '82 at the LATEST...too much profit for local police by being kept illegal, i guess.
And the vendor filling the machine, BUSTED, you are in possession of too much WEED!
You need a license to carry over a small amount of alcohol so they will probably do the same with distributors.
I can see it now.People jonesin for a joint and they're pot get's hung up in the machine.
Then they tried shaking it out of the machine and it falls over onto them.
The first fatality caused by cannabis.
Gonna have to make a laytex model of biden's finger to scan in the machine.
The Secret service has a code name for him..aka "Drunken Uncle".
who let all these republicans in here...is fauxnews.com down?
probably should have saved that one for a story where it makes sense. it wasn't funny anyhow.
jen,
show us the doll where rush touched you.
the same spot jerry sandusky touched you!
was ol' jer a republican too?
sebreb....just because it might be legal doesn't make weed's overuse mandatory.
hey Sebreb, you might want to stop downing Fox News, they actaully report all the news unlike the lame stream media that only reports everything that doesnt hurt or affect pres DUMBO, oh im sorry barry sorato and yes thats his real name, dont worry one of these days you liberals will open your eyes, im guessing it will happen when you start seeing your receipts after buying something and it list healthcare tax on it or the fact the all taxes went up not just the rich, but hey you voted for dumbo now you have to live with it, oh and weed is bad for you and it can kill you, might wanna actually read real medical journals, most users are worthless people that dont contribute anything to anyone
oh and IM A VETERAN SO WATCH WHAT YOU REPLY WITH
Robert D Clarkson --
If you are a veteran, you give veterans a bad name. If you are a veteran, you deserve thanks for your service, but that does not mean you deserve respect for your moronic opinions. If you are a verteran you should never tell anybody, because you seem to imply that all veterans share your political/social views. You say "most users are worthless people that don't contribute anything to anyone", but I say the worthless one is you.
Uh...Mr. Clarkson? In case you were asleep in class...even if YOU didn't vote for "DUMBO" as you refer him...you have to live with it to. Sorry to break that to you, just saying... Oh and I'm a veteran also...not that it matters unless you can jump through my screen and kick my ass.
Robert D Clarkson:
Wow...that never ending sentence was a weak attempt at humor, right? You sound like a hillbilly from down in the holler. Do you get your Fox Nooz from one of those big 'ol satellite dishes on top of your trailer? Yeehaw!! Git r dun, good buddy!!
Rednecks always amuse!
As a 23 year veteran myself, I find you an embarrassment to the uniform you once wore.
You served to protect the rights of everyone. Not just those you align with.
And your all caps chest thumping is suppose to do what? Scare others?
People that wear the uniforms of the Armed Forces do so out of respect and not to intimidate. Seems you need to be reminded of that.
No he doesn't. Not everyone that has served did so with respect and dignity. If he is willing to lord his timed served as some sort of tool of intimidation over others, he does not deserve any kind of thanks from anyone.
it's just that good old-fashioned faux news hatred they teach and viewers eat. i mean, how many 'alerts' can you have in a single news day? never before has there been so many citizens divided by political hate, at least not in this country.
sure, i watch faux too, but only for the hot, empty-headed women (except greta), like the sane viewers do.
now, if you forgive me, i've got to get back to this real medical journal...fascinating stuff!
Robert D Clarkson, The veterans I know are the most anti-war people on earth. They rarely speak of their wartime experiences. My youthful interest in the Pacific theater of WW2 prompted me to slowly and casually bring up the subject to my favorite uncle who served in that place and time.
The spontaneous empty haunted look in his eyes and firm set of his jaw made me so ashamed of bringing back such horrible memories to a man I was so very lucky to have in my young life. Uncle Junior recovered very quickly. He proceeded to tell me humorous stories of a group of young farm boys sworn to defend one another in American uniforms.
They traveled by bus and train from the mid-west to San Diego. They were rushed through boot camp and hurried to the Pacific front in times of perilous need. Most of them between 17 and 19 years old. They were led into battle by junior officers pulled prematurely out of college who were barely above their own age. These officers were the butt of many of his jokes as well as self-deprecating humorous actions of his green buddies and himself.
I was so happy to be laughing heartily at his side that day instead of shedding tears later that night for my youthful indiscretion in forcing him to relive such horrendous pain. I found out from my Dad and Grandparents that I was the first to hear these stories. He later regaled in repeating his humorous tales to all of his loved ones as I noticed he often left the room with a wistful look in his eyes.
This man was a true American patriot. This man was a veteran that walked away without expecting parades and accolades. This man gave his all and was happy to walk away alive. This man considered all of the pomp and glory belonged to the many young friends he left behind.
I'm a veteran too. :) I smoked my first joint on the parade ground at Ft. Lewis, during Basic, and continued till now. That's probably why I never do insane things, like threaten people over the internet.
On a happier note, I just minutes ago, used the parts scrounging skills I developed while doing field repairs in the Army, to put together a pretty nice water pipe. Proving once again, that what you learn in the service can help you in civilian life. Well, what I learned anyway, maybe not what you learned.
Excuse me...plenty of Republicans like weed, too!! Um, yes many of us like to party. Newsflash! Demolishers are so narrow minded to think that Republicans don't smoke. Yes, we like hip-hop and rap, too. Give me a break.
“We have bigger fish to fry,” he told Walters
That's GREAT!!
Maybe now we get some of the stigma involved with College kids smoking a little weed with their buddy's behind us and get some good leaders out of that group that actually acted like everyone else did when they were kids. (read that as normal people) Blackmailing good people out of the game only keeps the game the same.
This would definitely cut into, and damage the activities of street corner thugs.
Probably worth an evaluation.
What studies have been made on the safety of ingesting burning leaf smoke into the body? Will the lawmakers demand warnings be posted on the marijuana. Will there be a certain level of TCP demanded for sale? Will cocaine of opium be allowed in the mix? Will the machines be allowed in school?
I didn't know that we are a state of Holland. There they have not only access to marijuana, but other drugs as well. Thanks to the democrats and our glorious president we are turning into another europe. Thank you Mr. Bastard, oh I mean president for driving us into the gutter..................................
Obama's to blame for your thinning hairline and sh***y attitude as well. He controls everything, you know.
OMG!!!! somebody's not blaming GW Bush!!
last time I looked we were not a state of Holland..just the good ole USA where the voters went to the polls and voted the use of pot legal.. I don't know what state your from and I really don't care but if you don't like it then maybe you should try to change our system because what happened was decided by the people for the people in them 2 states...
Outdoorsman
That's it...keeping stroking yourself and blaming Obama for all your issues with the world. Amazing the power you give the President with all your hatred and blame. Wake up and get a life. Instead of trolling aroung here get out and do something to make it better. It was not your politicians that got weed legalized in Colorado and Washington. It was a bunch of people that got off their butts and worked to get something they believe in changed. Quit whining and do something about it. I love this great country of ours and change is hard but it has to happen. Be part of the solution not part of the problem.
Bennyover
Well put and thank you for a rational response.
outdoorsman253: You moron! You sit on your fat f-ing arse punching a keyboard and blame someone else? Since you're obviously not part of the solution you must be part of the problem. damnscumsuckingloosermentalityidiotsswarmingtheearthandsuckingitdrywhileblamingothers.
LOL outdoorsman, have you ever been to Europe?
"The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced." Frank Zappa
"Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced." Albert Einstein
"If a law is injust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so." Thomas Jefferson
"Smok'em if ya got 'em!" - First Sergant after the battle!
Indeed, we have bigger fish to fry!
So where is this machine located?
Just wondering. :)
Hey New York politicians....this could be the ticket out of this financial mess you've got us in. Why not follow what the people want? Legalize this stuff. Instead of wasting our money to fight it, New York could be making tons of money to put towards cleaning up the effing mess you've made of our state. Wake up you useless POCs.
It's going to take far more than cannabis to get us out of debt in NY.
I have a former employee that has been unemployed for going on four years and his wife who works, pays no taxes due to deductions and they get $15,000.00 in credits every year.
Their three children, or tax credits as I have started calling them, are just one of thousands of families mooching off the system. It would be one thing if he was injured, but he isn't. Just lazy with his hand out.
Next to CA, NY is the biggest welfare state and it's going to take a lot of cannabis to bail us out.
No way! Securing that vending machine from being stolen would be impossible. What do you do hire armed guards to protect it?
Maybe vending machines from the 50's and 60's, but a vending machine using today's technology can be indestructable and impossible to steal from.
Ya, that's why all those new ATMs that hold 20k or more are being stolen in record numbers. It's a moot issue. Vending machines are illegal in the USA except in establishments where people under 18 can never enter under any circumstance. Even bars are banned from having vending machines. THIS ISN'T EVEN A VALID ISSUE!
I wanna get faded
It's not going to happen, it would be too easy for minors to buy or thieves to steal.
I still (very rarely) see cigarette machines in bars in some places - that would be a simple way to keep them secure (or at least limit access from minors).
Not sure why they NEED vending machines, though. My understanding is that you'll be able to walk into a gas station or 7-11 and just grab a pack over the counter (like smokes).
Since 2010 it has been illegal for almost every single establishment, including all bars and restaurants, to have cigarette vending machines. If you actually see one in a bar they are breaking a law that could close it down for good. Maybe you are thinking of some time in the 90s.
You are dumb. No, dispensaries(marijuana stores) will be the only place where sales of marijuana would occur legally in a legal state. That store cannot sell any other items, including many types of paraphernalia.
I travel a lot in different states. I can guarantee you that I saw a cigarette vending machine in a lounge in Oregon within the last couple of months. Don't know how legal it is, but it was right there when I walked in. And it was stocked.
LOL. Well, I don't think I'm "dumb" - but I could very well be wrong about where it will be sold. I don't smoke it, legally or not, so I'm not really "up" on the ins and outs of how it will be implemented in WA. My understanding is that it will require a license similar to what's currently required to sell alcohol (which you can buy at almost any gas station).
you don't have to call people names. Maybe you should stop for a minute and smoke...Peace...
Alright - I looked it up on the govt website, and I was wrong (so dumb). I knew about restrictions about schools, etc - but didn't realize it had to be a dedicated store (which seems silly to me):
Q: Are there restrictions on where I can set up a store?
A: You cannot set up a store within 1000 feet of any elementary or secondary school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, public park, public transit center, library, or game arcade that allows minors to enter. Local authorities will also be notified and have an opportunity to object.
Q: Will the retail outlets be run by the state?
A: Stores will be licensed and regulated by the WSLCB but will be private-sector businesses.
Q: Can I incorporate marijuana sales into my existing business?
A: No. The initiative is clear that retail outlets may only sell marijuana, marijuana infused products and marijuana paraphernalia.
Cin,
You don't really have a right to call anyone dumb. You have no idea how it would work out. They are still working on legislation and figuring things out. Nothing is set in stone. Also: A) I used to work in a bar (that was 2009) that had a stocked cigarette vending machine. It may be illegal, but as we've learned from the world around us, laws don't always make a difference. B)There's no real basis to believe that marijuana would only be sold in dispenseries. In some states (Ohio for example) you can buy liquor in grocery stores and gas stations. So, what makes you believe that cigarette companies aren't going to jump all over this and start selling marijuana cigarettes in packs at gas stations? Parapheralia, also, is not only sold in one place. You can buy "paraphernalia" at gas stations, smoke shops, cigarette outlets, boardwalk shops, flea markets, etc.,
You can get paraphernalia anywhere. I just bought a part I needed to finish making a waterpipe, at Home Depot.
They'll make you use your driver's license to verify your age, but then they'll have you on record as being a user.
Well let's just see here...I can legally buy and carry a gun, buy and drink alcohol, and now I can buy, carry and smoke dope. Why can't I legally buy a blow job on friday night from one of the local hookers? Well maybe by the year 2025...
You can in Nevada :) (or whatever other action you can afford!)
HERE NOW......what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
.... like your money.
Well it may not be legal but let's face it we are all whores.
When I was a kid that's where we would get our cigarettes from. Raunchy stale ass dried out but we got them!
Next to this machine, add a beer machine and another that dispenses assault rifles!
Always violence!! If more people smoked, maybe there wouldn't be as much violence...And why on earth do people associate weed and guns...They are so totally opposite...
I shoot really well when I"m stoned. I just don't shoot at people.
DEN: I also know a thousand people who say they drive better after smoking pot. Perception is altered. The fact is that undisputed scientific testing proves that reflexes and coordination are also affected.
I support legalization of recreational use. I also support responsible use of both marijuana and firearms. I don't care what the mind altering substance...guns and things that affect you from the neck up do not mix.
Consider it somewhat similar to texting and driving....distraction of any sort is not acceptable.
I personally do not want to be around anyone who is not functioning 100% with a loaded gun. That includes people who show up for a hunt with a hangover.....and I hunt with people who have the same high safety standards.
With the two "test states"....I am hoping that people partake with common sense on the side of caution and safety. The legalization can be reversed if people do not respect caution, safety and common courtesy rights of others.
DREAM ON!