Let the Medical Marijuana battles begin (Chicago, Washington: ski resorts, sales, 2013)

[Chi-town Native]

I'm pretty sure everyone saw this coming:

Chicago pot clinic doctor may lose license - chicagotribune.com

There are going to be some growing pains (pun intentional) here for sure...

[Stillers]

California was the first and "growers", or whatever they're called, are still going through this. It'll be years before this kind of thing doesn't happen.

[chet everett]

If anyone has seen the utter joke of what has happened in other states it is no doubt a good thing that the Illinois get out in front of what could be a real mess.

Without getting into the debate over how much revenue this could generate for the state or the practioneers or even dealing with the controversey around just what kinds of conditions best respond to such treatment one should at least look to states like Colorado that are finding it increasingly difficult to police the movement of "legal" cannabis into the illegal trade that could very well put youth at risk -- Colorado denying more medical-marijuana business applications - The Denver Post

Pot problems in Colorado schools increase with legalization - The Denver Post

Colorado Ski Resorts: Marijuana Use Not OK on the slopes

[Chi-town Native]

Originally Posted by chet everett

Colorado Ski Resorts: Marijuana Use Not OK on the slopes

At risk of derailing the thread, this one cracks me up. Go to Wilmot Mountain and you will see a half-dozen ambulances lined up outside the facility every weekend.

The oft-crowded bars in the lodge and the fact I have seen them offer drinking stations on the slopes for skiiers (!) suggest that there is a larger societal double standard at play here.

[flamadiddle]

Too bad for the Chicago Doc, looks like another casualty in the war for common sense.

I believe that what you'll see in the next year is a well defined and successful model for other States to follow. Colorado and Washington have done a great job setting up a sales and distribution model. When the dollars start pouring in next year, other states will be chomping at the bit to get in the game. The "sky is falling" mentality from some is ridiculous, it's simply not going to happen. This is long overdue and the days of reefer madness are long gone. However, as Stillers mentioned, it will take time, but the dominoes are consistently falling...

[Chi-town Native]

Originally Posted by flamadiddle

Too bad for the Chicago Doc, looks like another casualty in the war for common sense.

I believe that what you'll see in the next year is a well defined and successful model for other States to follow. Colorado and Washington have done a great job setting up a sales and distribution model. When the dollars start pouring in next year, other states will be chomping at the bit to get in the game. The "sky is falling" mentality from some is ridiculous, it's simply not going to happen. This is long overdue and the days of reefer madness are long gone. However, as Stillers mentioned, it will take time, but the dominoes are consistently falling...

Mark my words, the Drug War will go down as one of the largest blunders ever in world history.

And that's no exaggeration. We have created a prison-industrial complex the likes of which the so-called "Evil Empire" Soviet Union could never have pulled off.

[North Side Brandon]

Originally Posted by Chi-town Native

Mark my words, the Drug War will go down as one of the largest blunders ever in world history.

And that's no exaggeration. We have created a prison-industrial complex the likes of which the so-called "Evil Empire" Soviet Union could never have pulled off.

I agree make Drugs legal I say. We could hurt the gangs. What would they sell then?