Cannabis '15: The Long Wait Until 2016

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

It seems absolutely ridiculous that a relatively harmless plant that, along with alcohol, suppressed anxiety and helped allow society to happen is so terribly villified by the masses. The masses who, at the same time, are sucking down prozac like there's no tomorrow.

Anyway. Greetings from California.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

In case you missed it: The Los Angeles City Council voted to shut down all pot dispensaries in the city within 45 days.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/26/what-will-los-angeles-ban-on-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-mean.html

My favorite dispensary is in LA.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

According to the dispensary I visit, only certain establishments are being shuttered. This is supposedly an effort to give the police teeth to shut down the dispensaries that sell more than just weed.

And even if they did shutter them all, there's always West Hollywood.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Man, good for Washington. Gay marriage and legalization will make the state a haven for creatives and modernist tech workers. I'm looking forward to having my big gay stoner wedding there!

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

People who are so staunchly anti-marijuana should try smoking it sometime. You might be surprised to learn that isn't a big scary monster so much as it is an "alcohol alternative."

Some of us are trying to watch our carbs.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

I would imagine that the federal government has storm troopers on the ready. They're still arresting people connected with medical marijuana here in CA.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Almost certainly, major politicians in the Democratic Party will start taking the "moderate hero" stand of letting marijuana law be a state's rights issue. And it may be happening soon. Opposition to marijuana is, as they say, is a mile wide but an inch deep. I expect to see a large number of Obama states move to legalize in the next few years via referendum.

Does anyone expect President-elect Obama to wage a full-scale war on Democratic-leaning voters in a 2016 swing state?

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

I'm kind of annoyed Colorado had to legalize it, too. I wanted Washington to be the only state!

Colorado is more centrally located and already a tourist destination. We won't be able to compete.

From what I hear, Washington's law will go into effect about a year before Colorado's will. That kind of head start means you'll be more than able to compete.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

The reporter for KTVA news in Anchorage, Alaska recently did a story on marijuana legalization in her state. During the live broadcast, the reporter revealed that she, herself, is the owner of Alaska Cannabis Club, the only medical marijuana club in the state. And that she's dedicating herself to fighting for legalization, and ... well, you know, f*** it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYcSqIuqkz4