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So the Portland Police tweeted this (Original Post) fun n serious Apr 2017 OP
Good for them irisblue Apr 2017 #1
Yes. fun n serious Apr 2017 #2
The reason the prohibition against alcohol was repealed was the violence csziggy Apr 2017 #3
also the poisioning of citizens by tainted booze. Plus it made up about 15% of the economy TeamPooka Apr 2017 #6
Oh - that is true csziggy Apr 2017 #7
I heard cartels are undercutting legit businesses in Washington state ismnotwasm Apr 2017 #4
Damn! Should have seen it yesterday. Just kidding. Enoki33 Apr 2017 #5

csziggy

(34,131 posts)
3. The reason the prohibition against alcohol was repealed was the violence
Thu Apr 20, 2017, 02:36 PM
Apr 2017

By the gangs that controlled illegal distribution and sales.

THIS should be a reason for making cannabis legal - to protect people from the gangs.

TeamPooka

(24,207 posts)
6. also the poisioning of citizens by tainted booze. Plus it made up about 15% of the economy
Thu Apr 20, 2017, 05:18 PM
Apr 2017

and everyone wanted the jobs back during the Great Depression.

csziggy

(34,131 posts)
7. Oh - that is true
Thu Apr 20, 2017, 05:29 PM
Apr 2017

And I should have remembered about the tainted booze. Just the other day some friends and I were talking about how we don't get stoned anymore because we don't trust sources. Some pot has been laced with stuff to make it seem stronger and it's just not worth it.

With the amount of money the states that have legalized pot have made on taxes, you'd think the other states would be falling over themselves to legalize it!

ismnotwasm

(41,965 posts)
4. I heard cartels are undercutting legit businesses in Washington state
Thu Apr 20, 2017, 02:40 PM
Apr 2017

I'm not sure about the particulars, heard it from my SIL works for the DOC.

This makes me want to go by a marijuana products from a dispensary and I don't use MJ.

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