tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post1431254054403217155..comments2024-03-17T06:41:27.269-06:00Comments on McElmurray's Mountain Retreat!: Down Side Of Legalized Marijuana Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-58084756326626608062015-04-14T14:39:51.826-06:002015-04-14T14:39:51.826-06:00I love your blog. This is something I didn't ...I love your blog. This is something I didn't know about. My wife and I just bought a parcel in the ranches. We plan on moving up there next summer. I think the pot shops are just trying to take advantage of the "tourists".<br />We got tired of the big city here in NM, our pop. is 1300 (lol)Michael Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-81209515169561347642015-02-03T09:35:27.811-07:002015-02-03T09:35:27.811-07:00Nadia: That is how it started out here and Colorad...Nadia: That is how it started out here and Colorado had strict guidelines too. The problem seemed to be enforcement of those guidelines. Now it is like a run away freight train. By being legal law enforcement struggles to keep up with it. The studies are now revealing that its medicinal benefits are not as great as claimed. Doctors were handing out Rx for it for just about anything and hence it was being used for recreational and not medicinal purposes. It went straight from confusion to legalized with a slick ad campaign. We are now seeing the down side to legalizing it which is what I wrote about. As I see it there is no turning back now as the politicians like the profit for their programs and won't give that revenue up. They would consider little towns like Ft. Garland as collateral loss. Marijuana is bringing in more revenue than the 433 citizens. I don't see any immediate change for this "social experiment" as our governor refers to it. Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263413130171705126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-91740566700711046562015-02-03T08:28:27.069-07:002015-02-03T08:28:27.069-07:00They are going to allow medicinal marijuana here i...They are going to allow medicinal marijuana here in IL.... but they have pretty strict guidelines to get it. If you want change the only way is to let your government know. Write letters, make phone calls if you are so inclined. If they get enough complaints they will do something about it. I'm hoping they change it to medicinal only after they see what a terrible idea it was to make it recreational. We're coming out there in May, that's sad that's going to be our first impression of the town... Doesn't bode well for tourism or for people wanting to move there. They considered letting them open a grow place here in our town, but the city wouldn't allow it, which I think is a good thing. We don't allow alcohol to be sold in town either, not that it matters much since we are right next to other towns that do. But, 3 pot stores in one tiny town..... YUCK!Nadia D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14912815451450833410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-23782544708579506052015-02-02T17:25:25.150-07:002015-02-02T17:25:25.150-07:00Comment by Pat:
This was so well written! I just ...Comment by Pat: <br />This was so well written! I just read most of it to Carolyn because I thought you had so much to say. Can you get this published somewhere?Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263413130171705126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-64972343132986516002015-02-02T15:42:03.738-07:002015-02-02T15:42:03.738-07:00to the best of my knowledge the residents were not...to the best of my knowledge the residents were not asked our opinion....the permits were granted and off they went. disgusting. this building used to be a junk store, then it was restored and was a nice gift shop...and now this. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11327302239971224387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-48554756985737895972015-02-02T15:38:49.667-07:002015-02-02T15:38:49.667-07:00Comment by Raylene:
..I think the same statements ...Comment by Raylene:<br />..I think the same statements should have been made when prohibition was revoked------my childhood certainly wasn’t enhanced by the consumption of alcohol by my father when I was a child---consequently, I rarely have an alcoholic drink. Certainly leads to sudden death of a viable township. Perhaps if someone put a dollar value on what the cost will be to the community as a whole, people would take it more seriously. It is about choices---that is what the grands are being taught. As a nurse, I had a hard time wrapping my heart around those I cared for who were hospitalized due to their continued poor choices---time after time as they were hospitalized…..sometimes leading me to question my own Christian value system which was stretched to find the compassion required….and now I am off my rant! My “poor grandkids” are being raised by the same value system their parents were raised and live. I hardly ever take a drink of anything alcoholic and never have alcohol and drive ---too many bad memories of childhood and a spouse that I think drank to excess to live with his poor choices. Amen!Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263413130171705126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-52401835400986568192015-02-02T15:09:55.192-07:002015-02-02T15:09:55.192-07:00the only thing I believe holding up the deal is th...the only thing I believe holding up the deal is the grow part. It is zoned commercial. They can grow somewhere else and sell there. The other pot shop made the roof look crazy and now they are painting the front to match. Makes me sick. Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263413130171705126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-51769349559039147662015-02-02T15:06:10.377-07:002015-02-02T15:06:10.377-07:00Comment by Jane:
According to last week’s papers—...Comment by Jane: <br />According to last week’s papers—It sounded like they are going to have a tough time getting approval for the one at Hoagland’s store. I certainly hope it gets the axe. I agree with you about the locations of the shops. Every time I turn around there is another one in Denver—we saw a new one yesterday. They are keeping them a distance from schools, though. It is a learning process for municipalities and small communities just weren’t prepared. Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263413130171705126noreply@blogger.com