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The Next Seven States To Legalize Pot
Posted by CN Staff on December 18, 2012 at 14:03:42 PT
By Tim Dickinson
Source: Rolling Stone
USA -- The Berlin Wall of pot prohibition seems to be crumbling before our eyes. By fully legalizing marijuana through direct democracy, Colorado and Washington have fundamentally changed the national conversation about cannabis. As many as 58 percent of Americans now believe marijuana should be legal. And our political establishment is catching on. Former president Jimmy Carter came out this month and endorsed taxed-and-regulated weed. "I'm in favor of it," Carter said. "I think it's OK." In a December 5th letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) suggested it might be possible "to amend the Federal Controlled Substances Act to allow possession of up to one ounce of marijuana, at least in jurisdictions where it is legal under state law." Even President Obama hinted at a more flexible approach to prohibition, telling 20/20's Barbara Walters that the federal government was unlikely to crack down on recreational users in states where pot is legal, adding, "We've got bigger fish to fry."
Encouraged by the example of Colorado and Oregon, states across the country are debating the merits of treating marijuana less like crystal meth and more like Jim Beam. Here are the next seven states most likely to legalize it: 1) Oregon Oregon could have produced a trifecta for pot legalization on election day. Like Washington and Colorado, the state had a marijuana legalization bid on the ballot in 2012, but it failed 54-46. The pro-cannabis cause was dogged by poor organization: Advocates barely qualified the initiative for the ballot, and could not attract billionaire backers like George Soros and Peter Lewis, who helped bankroll the legalization bit in Washington. But given that Oregon's biggest city, Portland, will be just across the Columbia River from prevalent, legal marijuana, the state legislature will be under pressure to create a framework for the drug's legal use in Oregon – in particular if the revenue provisions of Washington's law are permitted to kick in and lawmakers begin to watch Washington profit from the "sin taxes" on Oregon potheads. If lawmakers stall, state voters will likely have the last word soon enough. Consider that even cannabis-crazy Colorado failed in its first legalization bid back in 2006. "We have decades of evidence that says prohibition does not work and it's counterproductive," said Peter Buckley, co-chair of the Oregon state legislature's budget committee. For Buckley, it's a matter of dollars and common sense: "There's a source of revenue that's reasonable that is rational that is the right policy choice for our state," he said. "We are going to get there on legalization." 2) California California is unaccustomed to being a follower on marijuana liberalization. Its landmark medical marijuana initiative in 1996 sparked a revolution that has reached 18 states and the District of Columbia. And the artful ambiguity of that statute has guaranteed easy access to the drug — even among Californians with minor aches and pains. In 2010, the state appeared to be on track to fully legalize and tax pot with Proposition 19. The Obama administration warned of a crackdown, and the state legislature beat voters to the punch with a sweeping decriminalization of pot that treats possession not as a misdemeanor but an infraction, like a parking ticket, with just a $100 fine. In a stunningly progressive move, that law also applies to underage smokers. And removing normal teenage behavior from the criminal justice system has contributed to a staggering decline in youth "crime" in California of nearly 20 percent in 2011. The grandaddy of less-prohibited pot is again a top candidate to fully legalize cannabis. Prop 19 failed 53-47, and pot advocates are determined not to run another initiative in an "off-year" election, likely putting ballot-box legalization off for four years. "2016 is a presidential election year, which brings out more of the youth vote we need," said Amanda Reiman, who heads up the Drug Policy Alliance's marijuana reform in California. Economics could also force the issue sooner. Eager for new tax revenue, the state legislature could seek to normalize the marijuana trade. There's no Republican impediment: Democrats now have a supermajority in Sacramento, and Governor Brown has forcefully defended the right of states to legalize without the interference of federal "gendarmes." 3) Nevada Whether it's gambling or prostitution, Nevada is famous for regulating that which other states prohibit. When it comes to pot, the state has already taken one swing at legalization in 2006, with an initiative that failed 56-44. "They got closer than we did in Colorado that year," says Mason Tvert, who co-chaired Colorado's initiative this year and whose first statewide effort garnered just 41 percent of the vote. For prominent state politicians, the full legalization, taxation and regulation of weed feels all but inevitable. "Thinking we're not going to have it is unrealistic," assemblyman Tick Segerblom of Las Vegas said in November. "It's just a question of how and when." 4) Rhode Island Pot watchers believe little Rhode Island may be the first state to legalize through the state legislature instead of a popular referendum. ''I'm hoping this goes nowhere,'' one prominent opponent in the state House told the Boston Globe. ''But I think we're getting closer and closer to doing this.'' Back in June 2012, lawmakers in Providence jumped on the decriminalization bandwagon, replacing misdemeanor charges for adult recreational use with a civil fine of $150. (Youth pay the same fine but also have to attend a drug education class and perform community service.) In the wake of Colorado and Washington's new state laws, Rhode Island has joined a slate of New England states that are vowing to vote on tax-and-regulate bills. A regulated marijuana market in Rhode Island could reap the state nearly $30 million in new tax revenue and reduced law enforcement costs. ''Our prohibition has failed,'' said Rep. Edith Ajello of Providence, who is sponsoring the bill. ''Legalizing and taxing it, just as we did to alcohol, is the way to do it.'' 5) Maine Maine's legislature has recently expanded decriminalization and is moving on a legalization-and-regulation bill that could bring the state $8 million a year in new revenue. ''The people are far ahead of the politicians on this,'' said Rep. Diane Russell of Portland. ''Just in the past few weeks we've seen the culture shift dramatically.'' State legislators in Maine, as in other direct-democracy states, are actually wary of the ballot initiative process and may work to preempt the voters. A legalization scheme devised by lawmakers, after all, is likely to produce tighter regulation and more revenue than a bill dreamed up by pot consumers themselves. 6) Alaska Alaska is already a pothead's paradise, and the state could move quickly to bring order to its ambiguous marijuana law. Cannabis has been effectively legal in Alaska since 1975, when the state supreme court, drawing on the unique privacy protections of the Alaska constitution, declared that authorities can't prohibit modest amounts of marijuana in the home of state residents. That gave Alaskans the right to have up to four ounces – and 24 plants – in their homes. Following a failed bid to fully legalize pot at the ballot box in 2004 (the measure fell 56-44), the state legislature attempted to enforce prohibition, outlawing all weed in 2006. But citing the 1975 precedent, a judge later ruled the home exemption must be respected, though she sought to limit legal possession to a single ounce. If taxation and regulation take root in nearby Washington, and perhaps more important in neighboring British Columbia (where legalization is also being considered), a ballot initiative in Alaska could win in an avalanche. 7) Vermont Last year, Vermont finally normalized its medical marijuana law, establishing a system of government-sanctioned dispensaries. In November, the state's Democratic governor, Peter Shumlin, just cruised to re-election while strongly backing marijuana decriminalization. The city of Burlington, meanwhile, passed a nonbinding resolution in November calling for an end to prohibition – with 70 percent support. The Green Mountain State has already embraced single-payer universal health care. Legal pot cannot be far behind. Source: Rolling Stone (US)Author: Tim DickinsonPublished: December 18, 2012Copyright: 2012 Straight Arrow Publishers Company, L.P.Contact: letters rollingstone.comWebsite: http://www.rollingstone.com/URL: http://drugsense.org/url/w4iaW2yZCannabisNews -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml
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Comment #29 posted by Hope on January 19, 2013 at 10:26:04 PT
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Cool story, Canis420.I do like some of this thread. I do like it when we meander off into details about our personal lives. We're real people. That's part of what this about. It's been a place to learn. This place is a refuge. A port in a storm. With a grand soapbox! We are often a comfort and a source of joy for each other.We are real, serious, and determined people... of all kinds from all kinds of places. That's one thing that makes this site different from some other cannabis sites. Besides that it's one of the oldest. This was a groundbreaking site. The most noticeable thing about it was that it was, and is, a forum of mature adults, that intended to maintain civility in discussing a serious situation. Not a bunch of kids, being kids, as all other sites at that time seemed to be and the ongoing conversation and discussion here is not so much about cannabis as about the laws about cannabis and the fact that they needed changing. Badly. Ever so badly. Great harm was, and is, coming to relatively innocent people...over nothing!It's serious here, and we mostly stay on topic, but sometimes we laugh and sometimes great stories are shared and of course, we have had disturbing times together, like Rainbow Farm, nine eleven and like Robin, and the inquisition and persecution of our friend, Runruff. And when we thought Whig might have kicked over and be laying alone, with a "Brain aneurysm". I love so many of the people I've met here and their stories. I worry about those we haven't seen post in a long time. It's a love of the spirit and the intellect. Very spiritual. Something different that never existed before, like this, until this era in time. And I enjoy these stories of our lives as a bit of respite from the stress of the struggle we are in and that we try to encourage. I like knowing a little about you guys. It makes you a little clearer in my mind. My friends. My brothers and sisters and fellow... whatever we are... in this battle... this long drawn out battle.Anyway... I just wanted to say, I appreciate these little insights into who you all are, and what you have done and are doing, and are planning on doing.Love, peace, and doing it all right... as right as possible, and as soon as possible!I'm a fan of Lynard Skynard.Simple Manhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHQ_aTjXObs
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Comment #28 posted by Canis420 on December 20, 2012 at 17:05:44 PT:
Had Enough
What is the name of the venue where this awesome jam took place? BOC is one of my alltime favorite bands. Its been a while since I participated in a jam night. I played drums with a founding member of Blackfoot on guitar (Gainesville) and it was a lot of fun. In 1985 I sat in with leon Wilkerson (lynyrd skynyrd, deceased) and members of Atlanta Rythym Section in Orange Park Florida outside Jacksonville. This was before skynyrd reunited. I remember Leon well, we went out back and burned one and shot pool and I told him I was a drummer and he coaxed me up. I was reluctant as Artimus Pyle was also in the house, but I sucked in my fear and got up and played. This was just a local dive bar where these guys hung out and different local musicians rotated in and out all night. That is my most impressive rock and roll story
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Comment #27 posted by FoM on December 20, 2012 at 16:23:02 PT
Had Enough
That was wonderful to read. You made my day. Keep sharing with us. It is great!
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Comment #26 posted by Had Enough on December 20, 2012 at 15:56:29 PT
What a night it was…
I got to jam at the end of the night…for about a half-hour…and got a real good workout…Played with two killer guitar players and a kick ass drummer…I’m payin’ for it today…but those are the aches and pains I can deal with…Haven’t been playin’ for about 15 yrs up until about this past spring… I love it…I love it more now than I ever have…A couple of fellows showed up last night…Ron Riddle (drums) and Donald (Buck Dharma) Roeser (guitar)…from the band Blue Oyster Cult…they played a set…and they really sounded good…Last month another special fellow showed up and jammed with us… Michael Allman …son of Greg Allman…I didn’t get to jam with him…but stood 4 feet away while he was singing "Mellisa" and "Sunshine"…got to chat with him a little…I played after he did his set…he came back in when while we were playin’…his girlfriend complemented me very well…I was thinkin’ “Man if you only knew that I was just getting back into it again”…but anyway I thought that was cool…What is so amazing…that place is just a small place…and the stage is so small that the drums take up about half of it…the amps take up most of the rest…It’s so tight up there that sometimes the headstock on my bass crashes into the drummers cymbals…For such a little tiny place…the tunes really crank out of there and attracts some very good music makers…I’ve seen jams up there that have sounded better than paid performences…people are showing up there from up to 75 miles away on Jam Night...Well there’s another Christmas Jam Night goin’ on at another place...I get airtime on the stage there too...again good pickers, singers, keyboard players, and drummers, even horn players…Gonna head on up there and do it again…Support Wildlife…Throw a party…a jam party… :)************Michael Allmanhttp://michaelallmanband.com/***Blue Öyster Culthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult
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Comment #25 posted by Hope on December 19, 2012 at 16:39:35 PT
FoM and Had Enough
FoM. That is scary. I don't understand it, but I don't like it.That sounds like an amazing animal you bonded with Had Enough and I'm sure it saw what some people see in you and your spirit. You seem like a kind, stable, trustworthy, interesting person. A smart animal of any kind should appreciate those traits.I don't think I would bond well with them. In close quarters, I might feel intimidated and they would know it.Party on, Had Enough! :0)
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Comment #24 posted by Hope on December 19, 2012 at 16:33:10 PT
That's cool, Canis420
I've heard coyotes but not wolves. That I know of. I bet it was amazing. A lot of nature I don't like. At all. It's hard. Things eat other things up. They bite and consume each other. There is fear and violence throughout the entire earth on every level. That food chain thing and all. It's often hard to see in the midst of all that bad stuff, but occasionally there is stunning beauty, too. Beauty to be grateful for.
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Comment #23 posted by Had Enough on December 19, 2012 at 16:12:00 PT
Wildlife
Hope…you can’t have them for pets…you form a bond with them as part of the pack…you have to earn your place with them…once that is accomplished you will be showered with an abundant amount of friendship…I wouldn’t ever try to keep them as a pet…and if I would try to have some around…it would have to be way out and around from other people…and yes they like sheep…but they will only kill what they need to eat…Canis420…that must have been awesome…I meet a few hybrid wolves…one was almost pure bred but not quite…he was my buddy and went all over with me…It’s owner told me that he didn’t usually take to people like that…he was amazed…I could take him anywhere…leave him untied and he would just stay in the truck until I returned…he was about 15 yrs old… white with red to reddish brown markings…his name was Kodiak …one red eye and the other blue…************Speaking of wildlife…Support Wild Life…throw a party…Jam night tonight at one of the local watering holes…a special Christmas Party Jam…
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Comment #22 posted by Canis420 on December 19, 2012 at 11:19:34 PT:
Wolves and eagles
Since I moved from Ohio to Florida I have seen many eagles. I almost hit one with my van once but gratefully it swerved up and over at the last moment. I have never seen a wild gray wolf but back in 1994 I was working at a fisheries lab in Algonquin Provincial Park in northern Ontario. We called the terrestrial wildlife folks to see where the two wolf packs, that were known to be in the area, were located. They had them instrumented with radio collars. They were near a logging road so we went out around midnight and got as close to their last known location as possible without walking into the woods. We then started howling like wolves and wouldn't ya know it they started howling back. It was most magnificent to hear all these wolves answering us, and they were close You could hear the pups, as they could not howl yet, yipping and yapping, trying to keep up. Gave me goose bumps then and gives me goose bumbs now recalling this event.
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Comment #21 posted by FoM on December 19, 2012 at 10:54:27 PT
Hope
Why I question if this is a cyber terrorist attack.Islamist Hackers Warn of New US Banking AttacksDecember 17, 2012http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/29882/islamist-hackers-warn-of-new-us-banking-attacks/
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Comment #20 posted by FoM on December 19, 2012 at 09:09:23 PT
Hope
I have been tracking this for awhile now. When I can get in my account I copy everything and check it off from what I have ordered. I have come to the conclusion big banks are vulnerable and it's time to move to a smaller bank. They are trying to take down all the big banks and in my opinion I would call this a terrorist attack. I have noticed slow processing of funds but they are still going through. The silence in the news about this is deafening.
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Comment #19 posted by Hope on December 19, 2012 at 08:58:52 PT
FoM
I didn't know that about the banks.What does it mean? Are they not doing the business they are supposed to do for us? Like making sure the payments that go through the bank are being made like they should, or making sure our checks go through? Are people's accounts being pillaged? What does it mean?
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Comment #18 posted by Hope on December 19, 2012 at 08:50:51 PT
Had Enough
Personally, I don't trust wolves as pets, much as I couldn't trust a tiger or lion as a pet. They are beautiful creatures though and you feel the power of the wild world just looking at them. They are so beautiful. It's face and eyes were amazing. I felt very blessed to be able to see it. So much of that "wild" stuff goes on around us without our ever seeing it. Generally, I think, and certainly that close, if they don't want to be seen, they aren't.Loving animals, I've always paid attention to them and I've seen so many animals, wild, and domestic, do their, "I'm invisible. You can't see me. I'm like smoke slipping by." But this big specimen wasn't doing that. It was like, "I know you. I see you all the time. Now you see me." But that was the only time ever. Yes. It fully knew I was no threat.I think it had seen me, a lot, sitting in that open bay window. It had no harm to me in mind, and wasn't stalking or hiding or anything, but I'm not sure my neighbors sheep would agree with that, "no harm" business, as far as they were concerned. For the wolf, the air had to be heavy with the aroma of sheep. I think it, besides being used to me, also, had been accustomed to checking the "menu" at my neighbors and seeing if it could get anything and had just minutes before given up on that chance. My neighbor has a large flock of sheep, guarded by Great Pyrenees. He had lost some before he got the dogs. I had no dog at that time and it knew it and liked it, I'm sure. He might have been used to bedding down on my back porch for all I know! That was probably "My" wolf... and I didn't even know it.
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Comment #17 posted by FoM on December 19, 2012 at 08:40:43 PT
Hope
I am also annoyed about the cyberattack of my bank and other big banks. We are going to pull our money out of Chase and put it in a Credit Union as soon as we can. All the big banks seemed to have had a DOS attack going on for a week or more. This is very annoying when people are buying Presents for the holidays. When you call the bank they don't even want to admit they are being hacked. I go to http://www.sitedown.co and it's amazing how much trouble people are having.
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Comment #16 posted by FoM on December 19, 2012 at 08:26:44 PT
Hope
What is so annoying is my Mifi didn't fail. They started throttling at 2 GBs of use so I was moving at dial up speeds. We still don't have 4G even though they said by December we would. I check my usage a couple times a day and turn off the computer if my bandwidth use is up. Even though I was grandfathered in under Alltel they throttled to make us give it up.
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Comment #15 posted by Hope on December 19, 2012 at 07:54:23 PT
FoM
It makes me sad to think of you with inadequate bandwidth. At the moment, I'm enjoying unlimited bandwidth... until the "old" card that I have fails. Aaargh. I'm so careful with it and dread the day.Saw some better news today.In plea deal, most of marijuana caregiver's convictions to be droppedRead more: http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/in-plea-deal-most-of-marijuana-caregiver-s-convictions-to/article_56e3476f-3752-521b-b335-a7e64c110820.html#ixzz2FVtvjqYeIt's, sadly, like, "Ok, we'll do better, and not charge you with as much trumped up, made up charges as we originally intended to".
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Comment #14 posted by afterburner on December 19, 2012 at 07:34:12 PT
Respect...Testify
AlterNet / By Paul Armentano.
9 COMMENTS.
Will Obama Go After Medical Pot in Washington and Colorado?
A near supermajority of American citizens believes the federal government ought to respect the states' new laws.
December 19, 2012
http://www.alternet.org/will-obama-go-after-medical-pot-washington-and-colorado?akid=9818.313040.bpOucx&rd=1&src=newsletter763459&t=11&paging=off
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Comment #13 posted by FoM on December 19, 2012 at 06:34:07 PT
Had Enough
I have had to stop watching Youtube because I am on limited bandwidth. I hope someday Verizon won't be able to do that but for now that is how it is.
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Comment #12 posted by FoM on December 19, 2012 at 06:32:20 PT
fight_4_freedom
I am glad everything is going well for you all in Michigan.
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Comment #11 posted by Had Enough on December 19, 2012 at 00:30:07 PT
Hope #8...Angel wolves
That wolf meant no harm...he was just passing through...just like we are just passing through this place...and yes he knew you were there alright...Wolves are kinda shy I’ve read...and they really don't like to be around people...apparently he felt okay around there...cool really cool...I’ve only been around hybrid wolves…and man are they ever cool…I’d like to hang with some for a while…but I’d have to move way out in the country before I’d even consider it…Eagles are of a different sort though...scavenger like...and they get lazy and used to easy prey...quite opposite of something like a turkey...but they are beautiful...big powerful wings...and a graceful flight...they fly around here too…we have quite a few squirrels and other rodents around…I’m really close to the water…Glad you liked the tune…I loved it…
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Comment #10 posted by fight_4_freedom on December 18, 2012 at 22:07:42 PT
Don't forget about us
Michigan. We just decriminalized in 5 cities....just like we did with 5 local medical laws before that statewide campaign. And now we have legal medical marijuana. It's coming soon no matter where you live.
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Comment #9 posted by Hope on December 18, 2012 at 21:29:43 PT
FoM
Lol! I know what you mean. I occasionally enjoy some wine or a cold beer, or maybe "a little something" sweet in my coffee or soda, every now and then. I'm just not a regular drinker and am now, after the cancer, even less likely to have any alcohol. Some doctors think that any alcohol at all isn't good for women and the cancer situation.
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Comment #8 posted by Hope on December 18, 2012 at 21:07:25 PT
Send Me an Angel
Beautiful, Had Enough.Thank you.I've actually been blessed with an amazing gray wolf experience as well as an experience with a bald eagle. Both of them free in the wild.The eagle looked me in the eye as he flew toward me and then, about thirty feet from me, wheeled and flew away, and the wolf did not challenge me by looking me in the eye, but I knew, one hundred percent, that he saw me and was fully aware of me as he walked by me only about thirty feet from me . He walked leisurely by under the trees just only about eight feet or so, outside my bedroom window.The eagle was in Missouri as I was standing looking out into the trees from my daughter-in-law's office window, and the wolf happened as I was sitting at my computer in the front bay window of my living room. My son and his family had never seen an eagle there before and I'd never seen a wolf here, that's for sure. I did see a golden eagle here, once, years ago, walking... yes, walking around in my back yard. I think he was looking for gophers. They are top heavy and rather awkward, walking around on the ground. That was about the same time my pet rooster and my neighbor's cat disappeared. The bald eagle flew out of tree while I was watching for a squirrel I had seen the day before. No more squirrel! The wolf was just casually passing by. It looked like it was accustomed to walking the path right along side my house and used to seeing me. He certainly didn't seem to think I was a threat to him and like I said, I knew it saw me, even though I don't recall it looking me in the eye.We have always had coyotes here, but we're not supposed to have wolves... but we do. At least for a while we did. I thought it was a coyote at first, but then I knew it wasn't. I had plenty of time to look at it well. It was a big gray wolf. I'm kind of going eek in my mind even now as I think of it. It was beautiful though. And the wingspread of the eagle when it wheeled away from me. Wow! It was massive, and exuded such power. The "wings of eagles" are a whole new ballgame from most bird wingspans.I've told you about them before, I'm sure. But I couldn't resist remembering them, sort of out loud, again.Thank you for the video and the song.
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Comment #7 posted by FoM on December 18, 2012 at 20:28:56 PT
Hope
I don't think they sell hard liquor accept at a liquor store and bars and restaurants. We don't go to restaurants that serve alcohol becaue the food prices are higher around here. Heck we mostly eat at McDonalds or Wendys when we go to town.
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Comment #6 posted by Hope on December 18, 2012 at 20:21:48 PT
How dry have we been?
We've had "Private club membership" for some years now. There were a few bars, clubs, and restaurants that you could join their "Private club" and get a card and purchase drinks at those areas. But no liquor stores, or beer or wine stores. In Texas, we still have separate beer and wine stores and liquor stores. They can be in one building, but they have to have separate rooms and maybe separate entrances. I'm pretty sure that you still can't buy hard liquor on Sundays still, even in wet counties, so that "Liquor" part of the building has to be locked off. This new "dampness" will allow Beer and Wine stores and grocery stores, Walmart and maybe convenience stores to sell beer and wine with a special license. So far as I can tell, none are yet. Not even Walmart. Might, now, be able to get beer or wine at a restaurant now without having to buy the private club membership, too. I don't really know all the details of it. Still have to go to one of the neighboring counties, though, for sure, to buy the hard stuff. I don't really know if they sell mixed drinks in the "Private clubs". I've never tried to buy one or heard anyone say.
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Comment #5 posted by Had Enough on December 18, 2012 at 19:50:14 PT
Waiting on the Angels…
Once the southern states start…prohibition will be behind us…************Wolves Send me an Angelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=f4uSbTbO89wSpecial Note* Crank it up… :)
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Comment #4 posted by FoM on December 18, 2012 at 19:32:43 PT
Hope
You mean your town was dry until now? If so wow. No bars or anything? Our local town has bars, a liquor store, drive thru beer and wine and less then 3,000 people I think. The grocery store sells beer and wine too. Heck it's everywhere and lots of drinking folks. Not me though.
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Comment #3 posted by Hope on December 18, 2012 at 19:10:43 PT
My town just went damp
this last election.Stores can now sell beer and wine for the first time since Prohibition of Alcohol ended.So maybe, I'm wrong. Maybe.
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Comment #2 posted by Hope on December 18, 2012 at 19:06:52 PT
Texas!
There's a clear blue sky behind this sleet storm.
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Comment #1 posted by Sam Adams on December 18, 2012 at 17:40:31 PT
my prediction
would be California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon are next. All referendum states. I do not think any state legislature will pass this until after several more states legalize. Would be surprised to see state legislation passing until 2017 at the earliest.A few state legislators that say they want to legalize doesn't mean much. There were many legislators in favor of term limits, and it never passed anywhere, not one state.
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