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Reader: Enough With the Lame A$$holes Trying to Ban Pot Businesses

Thomas Mitchell's post about a Pueblo County petition calling for a ban on marijuana businesses generated a wide range of reactions. But disbelief and anger were too of the most common. The former responses noted the monetary benefits enjoyed by Pueblo County thanks to marijuana, including $1.63 million in net revenue...
By Michael RobertsApril 8, 2016
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Thomas Mitchell’s post about a Pueblo County petition calling for a ban on marijuana businesses generated a wide range of reactions.

But disbelief and anger were two of the most common.

The former responses noted the monetary benefits enjoyed by Pueblo County thanks to marijuana, including $1.63 million in net revenue in 2015 — with that amount expected to double this year.

As for the latter, the reasons for it are summed up well in the following commenter’s take.

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Samuel Walter writes:

The people of Pueblo County already had their say when more than 55% of them voted for A64. This is nothing but a desperate attempt to subvert the will of the people by the lame assholes who have been fighting a losing battle against legalization from day 1.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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