Marijuana Farmers Markets Proposed In Boulder

[marmar]

A Colorado entrepreneur is pushing to make buying marijuana nearly as easy as shopping for heirloom tomatoes.

Justin Hartfield, the CEO of a Denver-based website that maps and collects reviews on marijuana dispensaries, is currently shepherding an initiative that would allow “organic cannabis farmers markets” in the city of Boulder.

Colorado legalized recreational weed in 2012, and regulators at the state level are working out the rules that brick-and-mortar recreational pot shops will have to follow when they open their doors next year. Hartfield wants local officials in Boulder to push even further, allowing the creation of markets like the ones now used to haggle over white asparagus and organic lavender.

“I got news for you: Marijuana is legal in Colorado,” Hartfield, a longtime marijuana activist, said. “It’s no longer a drug in a sense. It’s a plant. It’s a commodity. There’s no reason not to allow trade in it openly.” .....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/12/marijuana-farmers-markets_n_3586943.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000037&ir=Politics

[hlthe2b]

1. Accompanied, of course by bake sales..

Girl Scout cookies, anyone? LOL

[TeamPooka]

2. Mainstream the underground economy and the world is a better place.

[Politicalboi]

3. I live in Ca

So we aren't there yet. I can't wait for the pot bars to open. MJ smoke is not toxic like tobacco, so smoking laws shouldn't apply equally to both. I just hope for legalization so we can get imported stuff from Thailand. YUM!

[el_bryanto]

4. is MJ smoke as irritating to other patrons?

I guess a Pot Bar you kind of know what you are getting into - but should be allowed to light up at Dennys?

Bryant

[Politicalboi]

5. No, not at Denny's

You can't drink a beer at Denny's, so smoking pot should be treated the same. And a pot bar could have the smoking section outdoor patio, or sectioned off, but not completely, and an eating section. If you are going to a pot bar, expect to inhale something. There are pot drinks too. It's going to be so cool when it finally kicks in in about 10 years throughout the US.

[el_bryanto]

8. Are there Pot Cocktails?

I don't drink or smoke pot - but the idea of inventing pot cocktails seems very entertaining to me.

"The Baffling Iguana"

Bryant

[RandiFan1290]

12. There are drinks and plenty of flavors to tinker with

[Politicalboi]

13. I've never had one of those yet

But that Root Beer looks delicious! Some of the shops here sell them, but I never get that far. LOL! But if I were in a bar, I would drink one, and munch cookies and smoke my brains out.

[Politicalboi]

14. See, where there's a will, there's a way

Plenty of new money just waiting for investors. If you invest in the stock market, it might be worth a try. I have no money myself, but if I did, I certainly would have wanted to start when the beer industries started to pop up rather than buy their stock now. When this really hits, it's going to be BIG! IMO.

[JaneyVee]

7. Pot bars sound incredible.

[Politicalboi]

9. They have them in Amsterdam

So why not here too. More jobs, more money for cities, and less drunks on the road. And like I said, we can import it too. I Remember in the 80's having weed that stuck to the walls and the baggie it was in. Then you would have to double bag it, and you could still smell it. That stuff doesn't exist anymore. Kiddies today don't know what they're missing. Give me good Thai weed, and I'll show you stoned.

[nolabear]

6. Already have them in Washington. Medical marijuana cards and a roadside market.

I'm not kidding.

[Politicalboi]

11. Cool!

It's coming to all soon I hope. Especially when they see the money it will create.

[SamKnause]

10. Farmers Markets

I would like one pound of Northern Lights please.