A woman named Elisha Figueroa is the Director of the Office of Drug Policy for the State of Idaho. She is firmly rejecting any possibility of legalizing this demon-packed awful thing in ANY form, with the support of the Governor, Butch Otter, who shares the same viewpoint -- Fortunately !
The article below apprises readers of the sad state of life in 2 nearby states which stumbled down that road. I was appalled to hear of the deterioration of life in these places. That dreadful odor of which Elisha Figueroa speaks here is to me how some layers of Hell smell :
“Have you walked the streets of Seattle lately? During a recent business trip to Seattle, I was staying in a nice hotel. Every time I walked outside, I could smell marijuana on every street corner,” she said. “That’s not the kind of community I want to live in.”
In Denver, she said, there are more marijuana dispensaries than banks, liquor stores and Starbucks combined. “On my way to work, I look at all the banks, liquor stores and Starbucks that I pass and imagine each one of those being a dispensary. That’s not the kind of community I want to live in or the community I want to raise my kids in. I think most Idahoans feel the same.”
A year ago, I [ this is apparently the reporter speaking ] stopped by a retail outlet in Washington State that sold marijuana products, and it had the atmosphere of a Mom and Pop grocery — with all the goodies one might expect to see in an adult candy store. Figueroa saw some of the same things at a store in Seattle but wasn’t nearly impressed.
“It’s not the kind of place I’d go to buy something that I would inject into my system,” she said. She’s also heard her share of horror stories about what happens to people who eat spiked cookies and candy bars — making the retail scene even less appetizing....
Figueroa communicates regularly with counterparts from other states and consistently hears the same advice. “They’re telling me, ‘Don’t do it in Idaho.’” She hears the same advice from organizations, such as the American Epilepsy Society.
Suffice it to say, marijuana will not become legal in any form, as long as Figueroa is working in the governor’s office and as long as she continues to have support from her boss. The Legislature isn’t likely to demand anything else.
Meanwhile, she’ll continue to hear howls of protest from pro-marijuana advocates, and she’ll politely address their concerns — which has become a routine part of her job.
Of course, her answer is still no."
http://idahostatejournal.com/opinion/co ... 2ea0c.html
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The article met the predictable storm of angry sarcasm from advocates of this filthy thing being approved for legal use. It shows how much the general state of society has declined.
Hint to the True Orthodox : Colorado, Oregon and Washington and now Nevada are states in which to NOT consider starting a new TOC parish ! Why not aim for creating parishes in Idaho, Wyoming or Montana instead ?!