{"id":43533,"date":"2014-07-13T10:38:28","date_gmt":"2014-07-13T16:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/07\/13\/its-not-easy-legalizing-things.html"},"modified":"2014-07-14T11:26:46","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T17:26:46","slug":"its-not-easy-legalizing-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/07\/13\/its-not-easy-legalizing-things.html","title":{"rendered":"It's not easy legalizing things"},"content":{"rendered":"
An interesting look at the pitfalls in legalizing marijuana — mostly, from the business perspective, of going from something illegal to something with a highly-regulated marketplace that is poorly understood.\ufeff<\/div>\n

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The great pot experiment<\/a>
\n SINCE late 2012, two states have voted to legalise marijuana for recreational use; licensed shops in Colorado and Washington now sell it to anyone who wants it. Six…\n <\/p>\n

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An interesting look at the pitfalls in legalizing marijuana — mostly, from the business perspective, of going from something illegal to something with a highly-regulated marketplace that is poorly understood.\ufeff The great pot experiment SINCE late 2012, two states have voted to legalise marijuana for recreational use; licensed shops in Colorado and Washington now sell … Continue reading “It's not easy legalizing things”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[106,35,9,371],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plusposts","category-big-business","category-politics-law","category-war-on-drugs"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51626,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/06\/26\/doooooom-doooooom.html","url_meta":{"origin":43533,"position":0},"title":"DOOOOOOM! 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This should be interesting.Plus, hemp production.I foresee some interesting butting heads with the Feds, and lots of role reversals over how federalism is supposed to work.Reshared post from +The Denver PostUPDATE: An amendment that would make it legal in Colorado for individuals to possess and for businesses to sell\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26898,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/03\/08\/even-a-broken-clock-is-correct-twice-a-day.html","url_meta":{"origin":43533,"position":2},"title":"Even a broken clock is correct twice a day","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 8-Mar-12 6:38am","format":false,"excerpt":"Given my opposition to so many of Pat Robertson's dubious proclamations, I'm reluctant to embrace this one. I'll be curious as to how the Religious Right responds, though. #ddtbReshared post from +Bob ShraderIf Pat Robertson is calling for legalization of marijuana, then Bob Dylan was right -- \"The times, they\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":40474,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/07\/reefer-madness-grips-nation.html","url_meta":{"origin":43533,"position":3},"title":"Reefer Madness Grips Nation!","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 7-Jan-14 6:11pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Well, not really. 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