High Times In Colorado

THE FIRST DAY OF MARIJUANA sales in Colorado was a rip roaring, smashing success, with millions of dollars of pot being sold to thousands of happy high flying customers. Nobody died, nobody got arrested, nobody got hooked on harder durgs, society didn't fall apart. All this good news, even though the price of marijuana in these new stores is about twice as high as it should be, twice as high as it is on the illegal "black" market, in most parts of the country. Obviously, there isn't enough competition, there aren't enough marijuana stores. The market demands more, so, for some fortunate future entrepeneurs, the opportunity is there. The legal price of pot should decline to less than the pre legalization price, and it undoubtedly will, over time. Incredibly, money made in marijuana sales is not accepted at banks chartered by the federal government, which is most banks. This will have to be changed. Far off Washington has its laws; the good people of Colorado just don't care. A classic expression of American freedom, freedom from the federal government. When tne tax revenue from pot sales starts rolling in, and Colorado starts having budget surpluses, the other states will finally get the idea, and legalize marijuana. Or maybe half the states will legalize pot, the other half won't, and we'll have another huge civil war. Or not. In fact, nationally legal marijuana could provide a great source of revenue for the government, and reduce the unemployment rate, and stimulate the economy. But the corporations would have a hard time controlling the industry, since pot can be grown in anybody's house. America's corporate community will continue to vigorously oppose marijuana legalization, because it would be beyond their control. The marijuana stores, in most cases, will be small single owner business, rather then corporate entities. We hope that the employees are being paid fifteen an hour, at least. Marijuana advocates tend to be liberal lefties, and lefty liberals believe in sharing the wealth.