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I recall in 70s/80s Denmark and Netherlands made pot legal in parts of Amsterdam and Copenhagen. The areas quickly turned into dumps. I'm fine with Slab City bu

I recall in 70s/80s Denmark and Netherlands made pot legal in parts of Amsterdam and Copenhagen. The areas quickly turned into dumps. I'm fine with Slab City but do we wan't this for all of US?

raverbashing 10y ago
Have you ever been to Amsterdam or Copenhagen to make such a ludicrous assertion?
jimnotgym 10y ago
Rubbish. Complete rubbish. Cannabis is decriminalized in the Netherlands. The Netherlands like all countries has its good and bad parts.
oneeyedpigeon 10y ago
Amsterdam is very far from being a dump. Sure, the (very small) red light district might not be the kind of place you take your mother-in-law, but outside that it's a wonderful, picturesque, friendly, vibrant city.
- sehr 10y ago
  Such a ridiculously gorgeous city. And besides, it's not even legal in Amsterdam anyways...
sv123 10y ago
Washington, Colorado, Oregon, DC... No reports of turning into complete dumps yet.
- mythrwy 10y ago
  Arguably parts of Washington were a dump already.
Guillaume86 10y ago
You already have far worse (and much more dangerous) neighborhoods in the US.
1024core 10y ago
Colorado has has it legal for a couple of years now. Is it a dump?
- thesmallestcat 10y ago
  You're leaving out that most of Colorado has prohibited dispensaries or greatly marginalized them. Legalization is mostly in Denver. This is anecdote, but I've heard both from Denver-area residents and visitors that burnouts with few prospects have been drawn to Denver like moths to a flame, and that it has in no uncertain terms had a deleterious effect on the city.
  - 1024core 10y ago
    You can see for yourself: shops are everywhere in Colorado (except for sparsely populated areas, obviously). https://www.coloradopotguide.com/where-to-buy-marijuana/ https://www.coloradopotguide.com/where-to-buy-marijuana/ Before making assertions, at least do some basic fact-checking. It doesn't help the discourse to manufacture facts.
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    - thesmallestcat 10y ago
      Given that you put words in my mouth elsewhere in these comments, I don't think you should be one to give advice on "discourse" and "assertions."
      - 1024core 10y ago
        You wrote, > You're leaving out that most of Colorado has prohibited dispensaries or greatly marginalized them. Legalization is mostly in Denver. The site I linked to clearly shows that there are cannabis shops all over Colorado, not just in Denver: Boulder, Durango, Pagosa Springs, etc. etc. So I'm not putting any words in your mouth, just quoting you directly and then showing that the data contradicts your statements.
op00to 10y ago
Yes, yes we do. We want to be able to fund our schools, or fix our roads, or simply avoid the cost of incarcerating people who possess it while hurting no one but themselves (if you demand to buy into reefer madness).
Traubenfuchs 10y ago
I guess you never went to Amsterdam? Last december I spent a week in Amsterdam. Smoking weed appears to be completely legalized there and it's a non issue.

I recall in 70s/80s Denmark and Netherlands made pot legal in parts of Amsterdam and Copenhagen. The areas quickly turned into dumps. I'm fine with Slab City but do we wan't this for all of US?

raverbashing 10y ago

Have you ever been to Amsterdam or Copenhagen to make such a ludicrous assertion?

jimnotgym 10y ago

Rubbish. Complete rubbish. Cannabis is decriminalized in the Netherlands. The Netherlands like all countries has its good and bad parts.

oneeyedpigeon 10y ago

Amsterdam is very far from being a dump. Sure, the (very small) red light district might not be the kind of place you take your mother-in-law, but outside that it's a wonderful, picturesque, friendly, vibrant city.

sehr 10y ago
Such a ridiculously gorgeous city. And besides, it's not even legal in Amsterdam anyways...

sv123 10y ago

Washington, Colorado, Oregon, DC... No reports of turning into complete dumps yet.

mythrwy 10y ago
Arguably parts of Washington were a dump already.

Guillaume86 10y ago

You already have far worse (and much more dangerous) neighborhoods in the US.

1024core 10y ago

Colorado has has it legal for a couple of years now. Is it a dump?

thesmallestcat 10y ago
You're leaving out that most of Colorado has prohibited dispensaries or greatly marginalized them. Legalization is mostly in Denver. This is anecdote, but I've heard both from Denver-area residents and visitors that burnouts with few prospects have been drawn to Denver like moths to a flame, and that it has in no uncertain terms had a deleterious effect on the city.
- 1024core 10y ago
  You can see for yourself: shops are everywhere in Colorado (except for sparsely populated areas, obviously). https://www.coloradopotguide.com/where-to-buy-marijuana/ https://www.coloradopotguide.com/where-to-buy-marijuana/ Before making assertions, at least do some basic fact-checking. It doesn't help the discourse to manufacture facts.
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  - thesmallestcat 10y ago
    Given that you put words in my mouth elsewhere in these comments, I don't think you should be one to give advice on "discourse" and "assertions."
    - 1024core 10y ago
      You wrote, > You're leaving out that most of Colorado has prohibited dispensaries or greatly marginalized them. Legalization is mostly in Denver. The site I linked to clearly shows that there are cannabis shops all over Colorado, not just in Denver: Boulder, Durango, Pagosa Springs, etc. etc. So I'm not putting any words in your mouth, just quoting you directly and then showing that the data contradicts your statements.

op00to 10y ago

Yes, yes we do. We want to be able to fund our schools, or fix our roads, or simply avoid the cost of incarcerating people who possess it while hurting no one but themselves (if you demand to buy into reefer madness).

Traubenfuchs 10y ago

I guess you never went to Amsterdam? Last december I spent a week in Amsterdam. Smoking weed appears to be completely legalized there and it's a non issue.