01-26-2009, 04:39 AM
I agree you your comment "it would change the face of the islands Good or bad", but so would legalizing dope.
Both are issues of choice, both have an effect on the community for good or bad, both can feed mental/psychological/sociological disorders, both can be used to help fund government giveaways and infrastructure, both are "really" gambling.
You're probably right in that there are some similarities but when I say "it would change the face of the islands Good or bad" I mean would it still be the place we all, I assume, want to be.
When I think of "Weed Café's, I picture the Netherlands and quite frankly that fits in with the Puna I remember. I also think that there would be roadside sales like little "fresh from the garden" like the roadside wineries. Maybe at the local farmers market?
When I think of casinos I think of a large commercial land impact. Believe me the two (Casinos or legalized weed) would be like night and day in the "Changing the face of Hawaii, good or bad?". The cost of land there (E Hawaii) would make it attractive to a large scale casino.
As for being hypocritical well that's not really not open for discussions IMO because if I end up on opposite sides then there you have it.. If anything it reminds me of the straight ticket voter mentality, which I have very limited patience with.
Blessings,
dave
"It doesn't mean that much to me.. to mean that much to you." Neil Young
Both are issues of choice, both have an effect on the community for good or bad, both can feed mental/psychological/sociological disorders, both can be used to help fund government giveaways and infrastructure, both are "really" gambling.
You're probably right in that there are some similarities but when I say "it would change the face of the islands Good or bad" I mean would it still be the place we all, I assume, want to be.
When I think of "Weed Café's, I picture the Netherlands and quite frankly that fits in with the Puna I remember. I also think that there would be roadside sales like little "fresh from the garden" like the roadside wineries. Maybe at the local farmers market?
When I think of casinos I think of a large commercial land impact. Believe me the two (Casinos or legalized weed) would be like night and day in the "Changing the face of Hawaii, good or bad?". The cost of land there (E Hawaii) would make it attractive to a large scale casino.
As for being hypocritical well that's not really not open for discussions IMO because if I end up on opposite sides then there you have it.. If anything it reminds me of the straight ticket voter mentality, which I have very limited patience with.
Blessings,
dave
"It doesn't mean that much to me.. to mean that much to you." Neil Young
Blessings,
dave
"It doesn't mean that much to me.. to mean that much to you." Neil Young
dave
"It doesn't mean that much to me.. to mean that much to you." Neil Young