As Hawaii draws nearer to legalizing marijuana, could this help replace tourism revenue as well?
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As Hawaii draws nearer to legalizing marijuana, could this help replace tourism revenue as well?
Pot Heads Unite! Hawaii legalizing pot for recreational use will just encourage more problems among the tourists. It will also encourage the use of other drugs despite what some may say,it has been proven to be a gateway drug. Next problem with pot, Hawaii won’t allow smoking in public, toking included. Hawaii will consider doing this as a New Income Stream from Taxes, more money to misuse!
There’s already wide spread use of recreational Marijuana by tourist on the islands, so why not legalize sales to 21 and older to cash in on some tax revenue. For over 45 years I’ve been a recreational user of Marijuana most of use bring our own without issue.
By the way legalizing it will not spike demand there’s so much of it on the black market those that want to smoke are already smoking it.
One other thing the topic by most vacationers on Hawaii has moved from marijuana use to Psilocybin mushrooms otherwise known as psychedelics. Last October over heard several conversations by 30 to 40 year old tourist who brought psychedelics with them on vacation.
This is a terrible idea!!! To replace tourists with druggies is never a good idea.
Cannabis has been common in Hawai’i as in many countries for generations – go ask your grandparents. Legalizing recreational cannabis doesn’t create a huge shift in usage, just in the way that it is sold. Some people have fears about increases in DUIs and workplace accidents, but this has not been the case in places where recreational cannabis has been legalized (like CA, OR, WA, and CO). A small spike in usage happens immediately after legalization as curious people try it for the first time, then sales settle. Investors see such economic potential in licensed cannabis farming and dispensaries that Oregon has an oversupply, and prices have dropped significantly. This is an effective disincentive to criminal sellers, so crime drops.
Half of Colorado wants to become a separate State, that’s the half that has most of the States Businesses. Insurers will not pay claims for injuries while using any Illicit Drugs which Cannabis is. None of my Grandparents used drugs, the fact that someone else’s did explains a lot. For a while I did, eventually I grew up when childhood was over. No Business has to hire a person that uses any type of drug, even if the State and/or Fed decriminilized it.
So is alcohol. The legal addictive drug that has the most devastating health and socioeconomic impact of all drugs known to mankind because of its mass production, availability and magnitude of consumption.