Quote Originally Posted by hizeman
First, people only care about themselves. Showing images of sick people won't change anyone's mind.

It's our job to make sure that bad drug busts, shooting pets, the cost of prisons, courts and police, etc. are publicized.

It's our job to make sure the public has to make an A or B choice:

A. Give the tax revenue to the State of Colorado and the profits to local business people.

B. Give the money to drug cartels.

And these are the only two options. This decision needs to be hammered home, over and over and over. We need to start pointing the finger at THEM for endangering OUR society, highlighting the violence, border wars and gun trade associated with illegal drugs.

Explain how taxes on pot and money saved from not imprisoning pot smokers can be spent putting violent criminals away, and not releasing them early due to "over crowding".

Each person should have a list of reasons, ready to recite whenever needed.

These topics should be blogged about, tweeted, etc. Press releases can be written and published online for free. Every story and event that that benefits our position needs to be publisized as much as possible. Local news medias must be notified each time.

People need to fear the crime. They need to feel the financial loss during this recession. They need to be reminded of friends and family that have had their lives ruined by the courts, simply because someone had a bad of weed in the car.

Second...We don't fight these bills with a hope of compromise. This is politics and business. You set the line way beyond what we have now. We go for full legalization. The compromise will be legalization with regulations similar to alcohol.

Third...I'm not sure the dispensary model is really the best for most smokers. It keeps prices way to high. MJ isn't meant to be grown indoors. It's too expensive and takes way too much energy.

Fourth...You understand that Chris Romer honestly feels he's right. You're making a big mistake if you feel he thinks the way he does because he's been bribed or for political reasons. The biggest mistake one can make when fighting a war is not understand the true motives of a person.

Chris Romer's job is not to protect MMJ patient rights, it is to do what he feels is the best for all Coloradans, with respect to our state constitution.

We may disagree with him, even strongly. But the only way you will change his mind is if you can convince him it's in the best interest of Colorado, and not just your own.

What Romer sees is a bunch of people pretending to be sick, when the law says it's only for sick people. We need to change the law so anyone over 21 can smoke weed, and I think you'll see a change in Romer.

The thing is, he's right. He feels people are trying to "get over". There are a lot of people with prescriptions that aren't really sick.


I say this because I know him, we went to school together as kids. Don't misunderstand your opponent. Chris Romer is one of the smartest people around.

The truth is, I really believe we can do whatever we want, if we get everyone to vote. I believe most Coloradans support legalization. But young adults just don't vote.

Can all pot smokers unite? Will there be a divide between dispensaries and smokers and are they're interests the same? Will dispensaries and caretakers support legislation legalizing pot if it will put them out of business?

Me personally, I don't want weed legal just for patients. I want it legal for anyone over 21. Do we even agree on this point?
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