Replies to post #53701 on GrowLife Inc (PHOT)

[Papa V]

Well said

[LAmerica]

younglonghorn re under 50 conservatives...

i think you're spot on.

there are many out there who are conservative in re to fiscal policy & level of govt control.

yet, w/ social issues, they're libertarian, esp w/ things like pot, wh/ they dont see as serious enough to police.

i find that even w/ many who dont use it, but still feel that way. basically, they feel its a waste of $ to criminalize & a crime to incarcerate someone who handles it responsibly.

i think by default (thru their silence on the issue) that the gop is actually shifting that way. & is just another reason it will pass over the next 5 years.

heres the rub though, & where the dems may get too hasty. & im sure ill get some disagreement here.

i talk and work w/ all types of people. & try to truely keep an open mind to hearing both sides & at least trying to understand their rationale in re to how they have come to a particular position.

i would warn the pro pot people to not be boastful & to not put the pedal to the floor on this issue. an incremental decriminalization is smart.

heres what i find w/ social conservatives (who warning wise, poll under the radar, & can create backlash). many of them under 60 i talk to, think it is foolish to continue to spend major $ to criminalize. yet they have profound worries about what the impact will be on people under 20, esp those in high school.

they feel, by greenlighting rec pot, you will open the door to many more users at that age. I will say, if you talk to anyone in educ., its almost a mantra, that the vast majority of high school kids dont handle pot well. thus, social conservative, see a real rub in rec legalization. & imo they have a valid point (w/ under 18 kids), at least one wh/ could get real traction.

if smart, the pro pot movement should concede on that point. & have rec pot distributed in a way that is legal to get for anyone over 21, but more regulated then alcohol or pot. & harshly criminalize (more then alchohol) anyone who sells it or gives it to a minor.

if they agreed to that hardline on that part of distribution, imo, you'd get 75% support nationally. however if it is as easy to get as beer or cigarettes, watch for a backlash movement that could gain steam, esp w/ families.