Voices: Ore. legalizes pot, and nobody cares
PORTLAND, Ore. — What if we legalized marijuana and no one really cared?
That's the overwhelming feeling I get standing inside Zion Cannabis in downtown Portland as customers buy marijuana from the friendly staff five days after legalized marijuana legislation went into effect Oct. 1.
No muss, no fuss.
Oregon is the third American state to legalize recreational marijuana sales, following neighboring Washington, where legal pot debuted in the summer of 2014, and Colorado, where cannabis has been legal since Jan. 1, 2014. Hardly anyone is paying attention.In contrast, the start of Colorado's legal sales — the first ever in the USA — drew international notoriety. Media organizations descended upon Denver to report on the long lines, tight supply and temporarily high prices. Late-night comedians joked about Denver truly becoming the Mile High City and how everyone in Colorado was Rocky Mountain High. I began to grouse about all the marijuana-related conversations I kept having...
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