Re: thomasblair, #9:

http://www.5150juice.com/index.html

I have, of course heard many people say that driving w/ MJ on board is not at all dangerous and, in fact, makes them concentrate more. Marijuana, in my limited experience, does tend to slow time down, so perhaps this is true. I still wouldn’t recommend smoking a whole bunch and then hopping behind the wheel shortly after. Maybe if states start legalizing, this will come with time. However, I think you are probably right to be concerned that this will just become another reason for prolonged investigatory stops and intrusions. No doubt states will deem it necessary to to take these steps to satisfy the social conservatives who love nothing more to fuck with pot users or anyone else that doesn’t live a life as boring as they do.

Colorado is a great state, but if am. 64 passes, this state will be flooded with rec users, which will result in LEO being allowed to draw blood roadside to test for thc, with absurdly low levels being considered ‘intoxicated’.

I’m a patient and got pulled over in a MMJ friendly town just south of Denver. The cop didn’t at all care about the 2 ounces I was carrying (just purchased), but was more concerned about when I had smoked last. I was smart enough to say, ‘yesterday’. He said that his jurisdiction has been told to arrest and charge DUI (Drugs) for anyone that admits smoking marijuana during the previous twelve hours, even a single hit or dose.

The ng/mL levels being proposed are low enough that nearly anyone who consumes MMJ will be driving over the limit for days after.

http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2011/04/thc_driving_limits_william_breathes_blood_test_dui.php

No, it is not a good thing. Drinking 240 mgs of caffeine and working out is a recipe for disaster for the small percentage of the population that have undiagnosed Long QT syndrome. ( about 1 out of every 2500 people minimally) The risk for sudden cardiac death is especially bad for young people because they have no idea they have this condition, and tend to assume they are bulletproof.
So while I think Durbin is a turd, and that any proposed legislation or ban won’t really help at all ( people will just drink obscene amounts of caffeine from Starbuck instead), I also have no doubt that energy drinks have been and will continue to be a contributing factor in the sudden deaths of young people.

Stuff takes like shit and does not work as advertised.

What’s funny isn’t that 1 politician wants to regulate it.
What funny is that people buy it.

Kind of off the police state subject but an area I really like that would fit that description is the Lafayette or Breaux Bridge area in Louisiana. Most freindly people you’ll ever meet and awesome food.

Thanks for the advice. My dad lives in an unincorporated area and I have made some of the observations JLS mentioned. I am more inclined to live in an urban area, but not necessarily a mega city (hence my remark about Chicago). I tend to agree with divadab’s comment about medical marijuana states. Indeed, I have looked at Colorado. Hell, we recently started talking about Hawaii. Med MJ state and it would actually be like going to another country in many ways, for obvious reasons. Cost of living would be a concern though, as real estate is pricy and good are expensive because they have to be shipped in. Anyway, thanks for your input guys. I’ll do plenty of research, because I’ve grown skeptical about the idea of “greener pastures” over the years.

Caveat EMptor.
Do you own research.
Rent before you buy.
And keep your powder dry!

Good luck!

I recently lived in an unincorporated community after having lived in a city with a brutal police and city council with a nanny state mentality and I was blown away by the difference. It was like night and day. No permits, no rules against pretty much everything. We still had county sheriffs but they weren’t anything like the militarized city police from where I was from.

I was thinking I was probably the the only one on here who didn’t know the word “cyclotis”