OT - I'm bored, Part 2!

[puckhead]

Prop 19 (initiative to legalize maryjane in the State of California) is defeated. That's a shame.

that sucks. I don't think I've had a puff since college, but it really should be decriminalized.

Treat it like alcohol.... regulate it, and tax it.
hell, same goes for prostitution.

 

[dash]

It would certainly reduce (if not eliminate) BC's deficit...

 

[jstewismybastardson]

It would certainly reduce (if not eliminate) BC's deficit...

there was a good story in the saturday sun about what a yes vote would have meant for BC ... cant find it but they repeated verbatim a couple of lines of copy in a story that is posted today


The spectre of marijuana legalization in California prompted speculation in recent weeks that the marijuana industry in Canada, particularly in B.C., could be dealt a huge blow if the initiative had passed.

Marijuana production generates $3 to $4 billion in B.C. and much of the demand for “B.C. bud” comes from users south of the border, Darryl Plecas a professor at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, B.C., has said.



Read more: California marijuana legalization hopes go up in smoke

 

[li0lsh]

omg are we talking about prop 19

it's over, let's just wait another 2 years so us Californians can realize what idiots we were voting no :P

 

[li0lsh]

that sucks. I don't think I've had a puff since college, but it really should be decriminalized.

Treat it like alcohol.... regulate it, and tax it.
hell, same goes for prostitution.

It is pretty much now decriminalized.

You only get a $100 ticket if you are caught with less than an oz-no jail time

 

[puckhead]

It is pretty much now decriminalized.

You only get a $100 ticket if you are caught with less than an oz-no jail time

that's still against the law, and more importantly, is still an underground economy.
legalize, regulate, tax.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

that's still against the law, and more importantly, is still an underground economy.
legalize, regulate, tax.

yup ... until they go and let a guy plant 10 acres of the stuff Id say its still "criminalized"

 

[dash]

Gordo's Prosperity mine gets shut down by the Feds yesterday...The vultures are circling.

 

[puckhead]

Gordo's Prosperity mine gets shut down by the Feds yesterday...The vultures are circling.

and Taseko Mines loses 1/3 of its value like that.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

and Taseko Mines loses 1/3 of its value like that.

would have been nice if EA did that too

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Gordo's Prosperity mine gets shut down by the Feds yesterday...The vultures are circling.

GORDO JUST STEPPED DOWN!!!

 

[dash]

GORDO JUST STEPPED DOWN!!!

Wow...Didn't expect that at all. Leadership convention coming up, who wants to step up and defend the HST (Colin Hansen?)

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Wow...Didn't expect that at all.

sarcasm dash?

caucus was gonna string him up

what would really be interesting now is Carole James stepping down lol

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Leadership convention coming up, who wants to step up and defend the HST (Colin Hansen?)

Carole Taylor? her husband and former Vancouver mayor Art Phillips has some health problems
Diane Watts? The saviour from Surrey lol

 

[dash]

sarcasm dash?

yeah, a little. Kinda surprised, but not really (not sure why he was still hanging around?)

what would really be interesting now is Carole James stepping down lol

Now that would be funny

 

[jstewismybastardson]

yeah, a little. Kinda surprised, but not really (not sure why he was still hanging around?)



Now that would be funny

Carole James has already had issues with the NDP caucus and no-one thinks her personna screams leader ... shes a 2 time loser ... start fresh NDP

maybe continue the provincial hinterland political alienation theme with yet another former Vancouver mayor leading the province ... Gregor Robinson (edit/ or even Gregor Robertson - lol)

Im sure the people of Burns Lake would enjoy a fresh set of bike lanes

 

[dash]

I have to say I enjoy BC politics a heck of a lot more than Alberta politics...Much more and better mud slinging and unpredictability.

 

[mattola]

GORDO JUST STEPPED DOWN!!!

DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD SO WHO LEADS US INTO A NEW FORM OF LIES AND DEATHBYTAXES



this should be interesting

 

[Darkstone42]

that's still against the law, and more importantly, is still an underground economy.
legalize, regulate, tax.

I agree with this. Underground economies are harmful to nations both in the face that it's a lost money stream and in that they often inevitably lead to violent crime. The tax money for marijuana could be huge, and consequently could be put in very good use in various ways.

I guess it just makes too much sense to have actually passed...

 

[naslundfan19]

Going to watch How To Train Your Dragon via Comcast On Demand later.