LasCrucesPoke said:
Actually met him. A lot of people don't like him but he seems like a reasonable guy IMO. Was actually against the legalization, but said he would follow the will of the people.
Yeah, he wasn't in favor, but not strongly opposed either. Obviously, if he felt it was a major problem, he would have rallied whatever forces he could to defeat that measure, or stall its implementation as much as he could.
Not to start a marywanna debate, just pointing out that nationally, the issue is about 50/50. Washington and Colorado are the trial balloons. For those in favor, it better go well, or it will stall out in other states or nationwide.
I find it very interesting that in this state, it wasn't just liberals in favor of it, many conservative/libertarians were in favor of it. Kind of a "get the gov't out of our business" attitude. I'll be curious how it affects states like Wyoming and Nebraska. I could imagine certain carloads of folks coming down to Garden City, CO (small town inside of Greeley..interesting history...they sell recreational pot) from Cheyenne, Laramie, Western Nebraska. That could create problems too.
Okay, my blathering off topic is over...
