There is nothing ironic about it at all. Colorado has experience in regulating marijuana issues in a safe legal fashion. Nebraska needs that information to get a jump start before it becomes legal in Nebraska.
Half the states in the nation are legalized with at least 4 four coming on board in 2016. On of which is Missouri so Nebraska will have at least two bordering states with common sense marijuana legalization.
The Santee Tribe plans on selling in South Dakota as well so that makes three states bordering Nebraska with common sense marijuana laws.
Therefore it makes perfect sense for Nebraska to get a jump on how to do things the right way as Colorado does.
Legalization in all states is not a question of if its a matter of when.
Nebraskans overwhelmingly support marijuana legalization in every poll.
Colorado has had immense issues with this very issue and cannot get its act together–yet. Alaska and Washington are having an even worse time. It does seem that the costs of regulating and the downstream effects may cost more than the taxes from the drug. Nebraska and other neighboring states should sue Colorado for damages as they now have to spend money because of the will of the people in CO. And yes, those states should get their act together–but document the costs of regulating a law that is not even theirs–and charge it back to CO.
Before legalization, Colorado was arresting around 10,000 people per year just for simple marijuana possession. The average arrest from start to finish ends up costing about $10,000. So without even touching the $60 million in tax revenue raised so far this year, Colorado is saving $100,000,000 per year just by not arresting, prosecuting and imprisoning people for enjoying a recreational drug that is objectively safer in every measure than alcohol.
As for Nebraska suing Colorado, you don’t want to open that can of worms. States would be suing each other for negative externalities brought on by other states all the time and make our already extremely litigious society even worse.
For example, it has been shown that the Mexican cartels have been able to purchase massive amounts of guns and ammo from Arizona due to their extremely lax gun laws. The cartels then use those easily acquired weapons to commit crimes in California. Should California be able to sue Arizona for effectively empowering violent cartels to commit crimes in other states due to their lax gun laws?
Also, good news: Colorado is at near historic lows in terms of highway fatalities since marijuana legalization. I’m not saying legalization is responsible for this drop, but the argument that it makes the roads more dangerous just doesn’t hold water when the number of highway fatalities are decreasing.
Hey Colorado, you wanted it so you have it now. How ironic is it for a legal state to lecture at another state?
There is nothing ironic about it at all. Colorado has experience in regulating marijuana issues in a safe legal fashion. Nebraska needs that information to get a jump start before it becomes legal in Nebraska.
Half the states in the nation are legalized with at least 4 four coming on board in 2016. On of which is Missouri so Nebraska will have at least two bordering states with common sense marijuana legalization.
The Santee Tribe plans on selling in South Dakota as well so that makes three states bordering Nebraska with common sense marijuana laws.
Therefore it makes perfect sense for Nebraska to get a jump on how to do things the right way as Colorado does.
Legalization in all states is not a question of if its a matter of when.
Nebraskans overwhelmingly support marijuana legalization in every poll.
Colorado has had immense issues with this very issue and cannot get its act together–yet. Alaska and Washington are having an even worse time. It does seem that the costs of regulating and the downstream effects may cost more than the taxes from the drug. Nebraska and other neighboring states should sue Colorado for damages as they now have to spend money because of the will of the people in CO. And yes, those states should get their act together–but document the costs of regulating a law that is not even theirs–and charge it back to CO.
Before legalization, Colorado was arresting around 10,000 people per year just for simple marijuana possession. The average arrest from start to finish ends up costing about $10,000. So without even touching the $60 million in tax revenue raised so far this year, Colorado is saving $100,000,000 per year just by not arresting, prosecuting and imprisoning people for enjoying a recreational drug that is objectively safer in every measure than alcohol.
As for Nebraska suing Colorado, you don’t want to open that can of worms. States would be suing each other for negative externalities brought on by other states all the time and make our already extremely litigious society even worse.
For example, it has been shown that the Mexican cartels have been able to purchase massive amounts of guns and ammo from Arizona due to their extremely lax gun laws. The cartels then use those easily acquired weapons to commit crimes in California. Should California be able to sue Arizona for effectively empowering violent cartels to commit crimes in other states due to their lax gun laws?
Also, good news: Colorado is at near historic lows in terms of highway fatalities since marijuana legalization. I’m not saying legalization is responsible for this drop, but the argument that it makes the roads more dangerous just doesn’t hold water when the number of highway fatalities are decreasing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/08/05/since-marijuana-legalization-highway-fatalities-in-colorado-are-at-near-historic-lows/