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a CITIZEN JOURNALIST analyzes yesterday’s successful vote by Denverites to make possessing small quantities of marijuana legal

You know what?  Baked Cheetos really aren’t half bad—particularly if you wash ‘em down with an ice cold Yoohoo, some serious Xbox, and a nap.*

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37 Replies to “a CITIZEN JOURNALIST analyzes yesterday’s successful vote by Denverites to make possessing small quantities of marijuana legal”

  1. harrison says:

    Developing…

    Ain’t nothing developing ‘cause you won’t remember it when you wake up.

  2. Jeff Goldstein says:

    Dude?

  3. McGehee says:

    Ah yes. The dreaded Yoohoo hangover. Never again.

  4. Phinn says:

    Yes, Baked Cheetos really are that bad, Yoohoo or no.

  5. j.d. says:

    Don’t forget the Swiss Cake Rolls. I love those things.

    Uhh… what was I talking about?

  6. Dinsdale says:

    Would a comment on The Mile High City be too obvious?

  7. JohnL says:

    Would a comment on The Mile High City be too obvious?

    No moreso than an allusion to John Denver’s Rocky Mountain High.

  8. Dinsdale says:

    Would a comment on The Mile… What?  I did?  Really?  Huh.

  9. JWebb says:

    The token reeferendum FAILED in TELLURIDE! Because people cared about the children! What the hell is this country coming to?!?

  10. A fine scotch says:

    JWebb,

    I think you’re referring to the tokin’ referendum.

    (Sorry, someone had to do it.)

  11. BLT in ummm. What? says:

    Did you guys, …uhhhh?

    <snicker>

    Huh?

    Whoa.

  12. Forbes says:

    But really, cities enforce police powers granted (and limited) by the state, so this seems hardly momentous however you look at it…

    Geez, it’s been a while, how much does an ounce cost these days, anyhow? Couple hundred? Three?

    T/W: value, as in better be good…

  13. A fine scotch says:

    Forbes,

    Depends on what you’re smoking.  Swag can go for under $200.  Specialized varieties can run you north of $400.

    Not that I’ve ever been in position to buy, mind you…

  14. Tom M says:

    Has anyone been able to duplicate, in phonetic type, that sound one makes when he tries not to cough, but the smoke ends up coming out of his nose? Anything I type seems just like a rip-off of the little guy from Dirty Duck.

    Soryy if this is off-topic.

  15. McGehee says:

    Has anyone been able to duplicate, in phonetic type, that sound one makes when he tries not to cough, but the smoke ends up coming out of his nose?

    Wolcott.

  16. TODD says:

    Baked or unbaked, YOOHOO is delicous

  17. Tom M says:

    Ah, thanks.

  18. Joe says:

    Yay! More reeferendum jokes!

    Was that a statewide reeferendum, or just in a few cities? As usual, the UPI story is skinny on facts.

  19. I’m imagining McGehee making that noise over and over until he figured out a word.

    Heh.

  20. Jeff,

    did you ever get that document I sent again?

  21. Attila Girl says:

    ’Cause, you know, nearly everyone in my clan is overweight. I come from a family of fatties.

    So, you know: let me know if I can’t get by with these low-rise jeans any more.

  22. Jeff Goldstein says:

    Got it, K, thanks.  Haven’t had a chance to read it yet—been a crazy week with Halloween and all.

    People forget sometimes that I’m a warlock.

  23. Forbes says:

    Scotch:

    Thanks for the comparison shopping news. I see a zero has been added to the left of the decimal point, since my heyday.

    Must be inflation.

    wink

  24. A fine scotch says:

    Forbes,

    So has the level of THC.

  25. TallDave says:

    link this thread will enjoy:

    http://www.webmd.com/content/article/23/1728_57309

    Marijuana Unlikely to Cause Head, Neck, or Lung Cancer

    May 8, 2000 (Boston)—Marijuana, unlike tobacco and alcohol, does not appear to cause head, neck, or lung cancer, says a researcher from Johns Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore who presented findings from a study here recently at a meeting of internal medicine physicians



    According to Ford, he thought he would find an association between marijuana use and cancer, but “that the association would fall away when we corrected for tobacco use. That was not the case. The association was never there.” And that surprised him because of the way marijuana is smoked: deep inhalations, with the smoke held in for effect. “It seemed natural that there would be some connection,” he tells WebMD.

    Based on these findings, Ford says that cancer prevention efforts should “remain focused on tobacco and alcohol, two known carcinogens.”

    (snicker)

    Turing: take.  Come on, too easy…

  26. APF says:

    EXPERTS: Marijuana likely to cause fits of uncontrolable giggling, ability to really “get” Reggae music.

    [TW: “Side,” as in, “Pass the Dutchie on the left hand…”]

  27. Forbes says:

    Scotch:

    Roger that, can’t touch the stuff anymore–it blows the top of my head off.

    (The inflation comment included a snicker smile.)

    Thanks.

  28. Noah D says:

    some serious Xbox

    Hellyeah.

    About a third (?) of the way into Halo 2, now.

    My 8-year-old and I can clear a room like nobody’s business.

    He now yells ‘Frag out!’ and ‘Plasma out!’ when playing war with his friends.  grin

  29. Major John says:

    Sorry, I have only two things to say to you: Zug, Switzerland; and Amsterdam, Netherlands.  Enjoy!

  30. McGehee says:

    My sinuses have never been this clear.

  31. Phinn says:

    Ggmmm …. Gchchmmmm …. Ggcchhhmmmmmmnnnffffttttttttt-ah-wwhhhhooooooowww !!

  32. model_1066 says:

    It’s a law specific to Denver:

    From the USA Today a few minutes ago:

    http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-11-03-pot_x.htm

    “”OK of pot issue gives new meaning to Mile High City,” said Wednesday’s headline in the Rocky Mountain News. The measure, which passed Tuesday with 54% of the vote, says adults 21 and older may possess up to an ounce of marijuana without penalty in the city.”

    from arbitrarily picked news source, in this case the Chicago Sun-Times:

    http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-pot30.html

    The ‘’yes’’ vote probably won’t make much difference. The city attorney’s office said Denver police will simply file marijuana possession charges under state law, which carries up to a $100 fine and a mandatory $100 drug-offender surcharge.

    The suggestion that society would have less alcohol-related violence if pot is decriminalized has its merits, but seems trivial.  People who want to smoke pot in Denver have no trouble finding it anyway, so I think this should be viewed as an effort to put law enforcement resources to better use than writing tickets to stoners.  I think it was the Rocky Mtn News that had an article a few days ago about the stunningly high percentage of robberies, burglaries, car thefts and so forth that do not even get investigated. 

    In the People’s Republic of Boulder you’ll get in more trouble for smoking a cigarette.

  33. model_1066 says:

    Major, I’ve been to Amsterdam and enjoyed it immensely.  The bikes, the museums, the history and architecture, and especially the Kashmir Lounge grin

    Barney’s has better food, though.

  34. McGehee,

    Geeze. You’re funny.

    Someday I shall travel to Asterdam and try this “weed.” Relaxing is something I left behind years ago. I’m assuming it’s legal there? Cuz I’m all about the legal.

  35. A fine scotch says:

    Yeah, it’s legal, but is ain’t a hundred percent legal.  I mean you can’t walk into a restaurant, roll a joint, and start puffin’ away.  You’re only supposed to smoke in your home or certain designated places.

    – Those are hash bars?

    Yeah, it breaks down like this:  it’s legal to buy it, it’s legal to own it and, if you’re the proprietor of a hash bar, it’s legal to sell it.  It’s legal to carry it, which doesn’t really matter ‘cause—get a load of this —if the cops stop you, it’s illegal for this to search you.  Searching you is a right that the cops in Amsterdam don’t have.

  36. CBAR says:

    Come to Vancouver. It’s plentiful, and although illegal, no one cares.

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