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I‘ll pass. New York State is no better. Our nutty guy is talk8ng about legalizing pot. I get sick on the fumes from marijuana. I’m all for medicinal pot, but not recreational pot.
He also put a ban on plastic bags in supermarkets and stores. Now you have a choice - paper or plastic. If you want plastic, prepare to pay a 5 cents fee for EACH plastic bag. Geez, we’re getting taxed to death even more.
So, I feel your pain Carlos.![Cool]()
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Medicinal marijuana is a slippery slope. we had that for a dozen or so years before recreational marijuana was legalized by popular vote. (I still would like to know how state law can override a federal law in the legality of an item) Medicinal Weed was legalized for specific situations- cancer, glacoma, etc. Imget it and wont fight that- especially for the appetite aspect of folks undergoing chemo. Whatever works, use it. But..... Within a short time period, scripts were being written for every generic complaint under the sun and moon. And now with recreational marijuana legalized, one can walk down the street smoking a joint perfectly legally, yet go to jail for doing the same thing drinking a beer. When I do my bike rides, I constantly smell it coming from passing cars, or from parked cars where users are “hot boxing”. Yet laws for enforcement, or technology for court conviction have not kept up. I’m sorry folks, both alcohol and marijuana alter the body’s senses affect one’s ability to drive. But hey, it’s not like more people are killed annually every year by traffic collisions, than by firearms...
We have that plastic bag tomfoolery here too. And now one must ask for a straw with your beverage (alcholoholic beverages excluded) in a restaurant. In the grand scheme of things these are first world problems. Annoying, but not really big deals.
But lets go to California‘s changes to criminal law. It’s catch and release now because so many felonies have been downgraded to misdemeanors. Repeat offenders can keep on offending. Can’t keep ‘em in jail or prison. Well, I can see the writing on the wall of heading back to the crime rates of the 70’s and 80’s that caused “three strikes“ to be introduced.
So to my once formerly beloved Golden State I will be saying “so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good bye... I bid adieu, to you, and you, and you!”. I’ll stop at the bridge over the Colorado River in Blythe, take off my watch, throw it on the ground and head elsewhere... cue up Steppenwolf (just kidding about the watch part)
BTW, this was not a rant, merely a point by point call out of some of the things degrading the quality of life for the average law abiding citizen of the state.