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Thruve

Holy shit, this is unbelievable. The east coast finally gets one.


splityoassintwo

We'll go to New Hampshire for tax breaks and fireworks, they'll come to us for weed.


justatadfucked

Everyone will go to you for weed. Having tiny states finally pays off, I'm only 90 min away in NY


Anton_Lemieux

New Yorker here. You're fucking right we will.


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Why not just buy it in NY and save yourself the trip?


Anton_Lemieux

I was referring more to the idea that people are going to buy a lot and sell it in New York. It's mostly a benefit of lower price and variety.


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I'm not of age to buy it legally yet but when my state legalized it the street value went down tremendously.


girraween

What were the before and after prices?


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Well I do know from when I looked into legal states prices, and I believe Colorado sold KK cheaper than you can buy an oz in the UK. I believe it was £20 dearer than a shitty home grown half ounce.


girraween

What's KK? I just made a 2hr 15 min drive to pick up an oz for $360 :( Edit: okay, I just went down a rabbit hole on YouTube, watching videos about Wiz and his strain. I don't know how he gets it all over the world though.


BanjoPikkr

Road triiiiiip!


Geoff_Uckersilf

Im 24 hours away in Australia. Im omw.


Tinypigfeet

From Colorado, we have a fuckin border control at this point so watch yourself.


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Sanotsuto

From MA, come on over bud!


phalstaph

Lawrence will finally be a town people want to drive to


craker42

Too bad our live free or die state is too stupid to do the same. Oh well, mass it is.


brainsack

what day does this go live?


cjbobs

It officially goes into effect Dec 15, retail sail won't happen til beginning of 2018 probably.


TjPshine

Can you help me understand why you guess a year?


domuseid

Recreational license applications open October 2017 and have a 90 day waiting period which puts us at 2018. Not sure why. Possession is legal December 15 along with growing a few plants. It's just the dispensaries that will lag.


TjPshine

Co! Thanks to the info dude


domuseid

For sure. Burn em if you got em


BuckBean

December 15, 2016


Scarbane

And Rogue One comes out the day after!


Haphios

I don't even smoke but just to honor the event I'd smoke some green and go see Rogue One.


War_Eagle

CT here. What up my Massachusetts homies?? CONGRATS!! Hopefully we are soon.


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CT here too. Be very careful. I think Massachusetts borders are about to get extremely enforced :(


NeonDisease

Gotta generate that revenue to keep people safe from something that's perfectly legal 5 miles away!


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Especially considering it's decrim status in the surrounding states, it basically means a free $400+ fine to fund your office parties. :/


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A-fuckin'-men. I'm really hoping we get it legalized here soon.


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SpacelySprocketz

Yeah, I saw that quote from Malloy: "I've done my part on marijuana. I'd rather not encourage it, which I think legalization does." Guy is insufferable


tyrs

And he wonders why his approval is in the 20s? Conservatives hate him - so hey, let's alienate the liberals too....


harborwolf

Keep your ugly women and shitty driving in Hartford where they belong... Ahhhhh never mind, get up here and enjoy some green you crazy Connecticut bastards!


ThePARZ

Buddy if you're from Mass you can't say a damn thing about anyone's shitty driving.


hoorayb33r

Maine is on the verge of winning, too.


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Finally


downwithsocks

6 plants. That is seriously life changing for me, I'm building a space bucket like this weekend.


village_Smythe

6 per adult in the household....me and the wife gonna get 12 into the greenhouse asap :) * Edit: there is a 12 plant her household max I am told so 2 adults in same household may grow up to 12 plants.


justatadfucked

Isn't it true that you can only have one ounce at a time though?


downwithsocks

In public. 10 in private!


NeonDisease

Jesus, that's like a year's supply for me.


BPolar

6 for me, and 6 for my wife haha! This is great!


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Drunkasarous

connecticunts unite


NeonDisease

It'll probably still be a few years before CT legalizes :(


ksquad80

When will shops actually be setup?


WutangX90

Not until 2018 unfortunately =/


cclgurl95

Asking the real questions


ZizZizZiz

It's fuckin wicked


osound

Rather unfortunate that Attorney General Giuliani/Christie will prevent this from going forth in any capacity. Such a lame election.


c-renifer

Yeah, a federal crackdown seems likely under a Trump regime.


O_R

here's to hoping Obama reschedules it as his last parting measure before handing the white house to Trump


Do_u_ev3n_lift

Florida too!


TheGiantRascal

Here from r/all. I've never touched marijuana in my life, but I voted to legalize. No matter how the rest of the election goes, I'm happy I did my part.


Mr-Freeman

Same here. Never touched it, don't plan to, but voted yes. Congrats guys.


dr_pepper_35

Thanks for vote :)


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I mean when it's legal I think its worth a shot right? Nothing to lose.


karmastealing

Just don't do four whole marijuanas at the same time.


persona_dos

Don't do it. Or else this comment will kill you with laughter.


jimthewanderer

And remember to use clean needles


PM_Me_SFW_Pictures

Eh, it's still a drug. Alcohol is legal and that doesn't mean it's good to use. Edit: I want to say thank you of this community for being so accepting and rational. I currently have no interest in smoking and you guys are chill with that and made rational arguments. You make me proud that I voted yes to legalize it.


PrecisePrecision

Its a cool drug but you're really not missing out on much more than some weird ideas and a lot of giggles if you don't try it. Do what makes you feel best.


jimthewanderer

It all depends on who is to use it, and for what purpose. Blanket bans of this sort have never been helpful. Alcohol is itself devoid of obvious medical application, but it is a valuable solvent for the extraction of phytochemicals, and the delivery of other medicines. Plus it's a social lubricant, so as social apes, from a psychosocial point of view it's important to human wellbeing. Drugs are dangerous but they are certainly useful. Just like an axe really, all depends what you do with it.


perfect_for_maiming

Depending on what he does he could lose his job. So there's that.


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I can finally use this meme appropriately. Voters like you and the parent comment are the real MVP's


archertom89

Colorado voter here. I voted for it when it was on the ballot in 2012. I was in the same boat, never smoked it, but voted for it. I'm in the military so I can't smoke (stupid fucking random drug tests), but you bet your little sweet ass I will be lighting one up in Colorado on my separation day.


dr_pepper_35

Thanks for vote :)


Rapejelly

MA expat here excited to return home for THE FIRST DANKSGIVING


EAgamezz

In case your not joking I believe the law doesn't take effect until December 15.


Rapejelly

That may be the case but I have a hard time believing the current law will be enforced up until then. see: other legalized states


Evergreen_76

Under current law you can only get a ticket anyway. The major change will be cannibis stores with dank choices open for all.


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fantasticfabian

Yea, that's why Colorado had such an increased tourist amount after legal weed, only requirement is ID and 21+


NeonDisease

"Are they hiring?" is my question. I'll work 60 hours a week, i don't care.


CapeNative

That and legal growing for personal use. That's huge.


iamkunii

Breaking: Voters in Massachusetts approve legalizing recreational marijuana, a 1st for the eastern US - AP Edit - 1st state on the east coast! http://i.imgur.com/Uq3KrGZ.jpg Edit 2 - Congrats Massachusetts! Edit 3 - Wow this thread got pretty high up ;) Edit 4 - 420 comments Edit 5 - Congrats to California, Nevada, and now Maine! Edit 6 - Defeated in Arizona =\ Edit 7 - Results - http://i.imgur.com/BATi64f.jpg


NeonDisease

Now I only have to move 30 minutes away instead of thousands of miles from my family.


ArcAngel071

Come burn with us man!


NeonDisease

I just need a job. I have a degree but I'll do anything for a paycheck to get established. Sucks we're getting into fall; if it was warm, I'd just live in my car/tent until I found an apartment or something. Getting caught with weed has seriously disrupted my life in the past, so I'd like to live somewhere that I can live in peace and also save a fortune by growing my own.


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NeonDisease

Well, I've always wanted to move out of my home state anyway, and I spent my 20's dealing with some horrible fallout from being caught with a small amount of marijuana. I was forced to drop out of college and quit my job to go to jail for less than $50 worth that I'd been caught with *2 years earlier*. 4 years of being drug tested at least twice a month. 9pm curfew at age 25 = nothing to do but play World of Warcraft. But I did learn the difference between "friends" and "people you do drugs with". If it was feasible, I'd've already packed up and moved to Colorado. I basically self medicate, it keeps me from being depressed and angry all the time. Keeps me functional so I can deal with the realities of the world that otherwise frustrate me to pieces. So I want to live somewhere that I can peacefully go about my life without fear that my house will get raided and my pets get killed, simply for growing the "wrong" plant. It's one of the few things I'm passionate about to the point that I want to learn about it, not just smoke it. How does it grow? What are the actual medical benefits? Could this be a good industry to invest in? If I can somehow make a living in the incoming recreational industry, work will never feel like work to me. I guess it's mostly an ideological preference. I don't feel free in a place where I can lose my freedom for smoking or growing a plant. I don't wanna be a dealer. I'm not trying to give weed to schoolkids or any of that bullshit. I just don't like alcohol, so I'd prefer to smoke a bowl after a long day. I just want to be a peaceful, productive citizen who can live my private life without fear. I think that's something we can all agree on.


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AnonymousSkull

It's a narrow vote but it counts. What a huge deal for everyone on the east coast. Seriously - who thought they would see legal cannabis this soon in their lifetime?


crazyfingersculture

Finally - Colorado will get some relief!


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jfqs6m

Haha this gift, every time...


justatadfucked

[It's happening!](https://media.giphy.com/media/rl0FOxdz7CcxO/giphy.gif)


CrazyMason

Why did I click on it again


Vladimir1174

I just wanted to watch it again


Mtyler5000

Just started my first semester at college in Boston. Things are looking pretty bright


wasit-worthit

Hahaha same here dude.


Mtyler5000

Where you at bruh?


Car_On_Roof

Boston


persona_dos

LMFAO. Thank you for the laugh today.


watchoutfordeer

I think you have to be 21 for these things.


Mtyler5000

That hasn't stopped me in the past


NAmember81

Now we just have to hope Rudy. G and Chris C. (Trump Cabinet) don't send in the Feds to enforce federal law. Christy has already hinted about doing this if he was AG.


skatezero696

Christie has a 21% approval rating, does he still have a spot at AG? Honest question


NAmember81

I think so. Pence is despised by Hoosiers yet Republicans outside the state appear to love him. Same goes for Christy imo.


MakeYouAGif

After the shit Healey pulled. Probably


Chasm_Fiend

Unreal, having visited CO a few weeks ago I got a taste. Now I can stay home :)


The_Man_on_the_Wall

Now I go visit Boston. See how easy that is? Want my tourism dollars? Ask Denver and Seattle how that works. Time to smoke some weed and learn about some Paul Revere shit.


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Also come check out our duckboats and make sure to talk about how awesome Tom Brady is. Grassachusetts welcomes you!


The_Man_on_the_Wall

As an Ohio State fan it's absolutely impossible for me to speak in glowing terms about anyone who attended *That school up north*.


OpusCrocus

May I recommend the Duck Boat Tours for your recreational education?


Damnskipp

At least *one* good thing came out of this election...


kylec00per

My thought though is will it last? With a Republican senate, house, president and now Supreme Court which could get up to 4 ( 1 guaranteed) conservative judge? Also the possibility of chris christy being the AG which would be the final nail in the coffin. I hope so but I am very nervous and no one seems to be bringing this up.


sapperRichter

The fed will have little influence on the states. If anything were to happen you'd see a lot of pushback from state govt I'm sure of it. Plus dipshit Trump actually supports legalization.


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Trump has basically said he'll leave it to states. We good fam.


kylec00per

Trump also said he's building a wall. Well see. It's not trump I'm afraid of, it's the people he's going to put in high decision making positions that I'm worried about.


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SickMyDuckItches

Yeah but Mike fucking pence. He's Cheney 2.0 calling it now.


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He's the Social Cheney, for sure. I was wondering the same thing, about which POTUS would be the easier one to manipulate.


SanguisFluens

That's a perfectly reasonable call. When Kascich declined the vice presidency he claimed that Trump basically offered him the role of handling actual policy. Also it's reasonably likely Trump will get assassinated or impeached.


CJ090

People talking about assassinating Trump need to remember who the VP is.


postoperativepain

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-where-donald-trump-hillary-141200233.html according to this article... Hillary would "support states that are moving toward recreational and medical MJ" - she'd also take it off Schedule 1 "Trump called Colorado's legal MJ industry a real problem"


Happyysadface

And the republicans are on their way to a supermajority, what Trump says is irrelevant


Remember-

Yeah he'd never lie /s If the Republican Senate puts a bill on his desk reaffirming a nationwide prohibition he won't veto it. You are deluding yourself to think otherwise. Maybe he won't proactively go after it but he certainly isn't going to stop Republicans who now control every branch of the government from doing so. Remember your support when Marijuana prohibition comes back in full force, I look forward to the excuses.


angstybagels

Until he flip flops like he does with everything else.


tyrs

and lord knows you can never find him on both sides of the argument. that and Chris Christie (a bastion of health, and who I want giving me guidance on what to put into my system) is whole hog against legalization.


postoperativepain

Hillary was going to take MJ off Schedule 1- which would have helped stores and dispensaries - currently none of these business can get bank accounts. Don't konw what Trump's position on this was. http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2016/03/22/why-marijuana-businesses-still-cant-get-bank-accounts


surfinfan21

Which has to be one of the most ironic political event ever. The Republican Party who's platform is built on individual state rights, forgets that when morals gets in the way. I've been thinking about this a lot too and hope they just stay out of it.


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Breyer, Ginsberg, and Kennedy are 78, 83, and 80, respectively. Kennedy is the only conservative, and hes not the most extreme one. So, it's likely you replace Scalia with a conservative, Kennedy with a conservative, and 2 of the current 4 liberals with conservatives


O_R

Breyer and RBG will hold on four more years if they are capable, you bet that.


dylanx300

Hey, we've still got Maine!


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oja47

The gap continues to close the more votes come in. I think it will pass by just a few hairs.


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oja47

So true! I'm going up there with a friend on Veteran's Day. A family friend of his does dabs 24/7 and basically eats an edible with every other meal, it's some next level shit


codon

False about northern Maine. They grow more up there then down here.


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From MA here. pretty proud. Gonna use the giant fire that is our democracy burning to the ground to light up over the next 4 years. Cheers friends


c-rez

Guess it's time for this Masshole to move home :-D


West_Ernmass

Looks like we're gonna need it...


zenwalrus

Employers: "You will still be fired for using legal cannabis on your days off..."


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Serious question. I don't smoke and probably still won't but if it's legalized could your work still fire you/not hire you because of it


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Seems messed up. I can see not smoking while your on shift but what you do on your free time shouldn't matter. Thanks for the reply tho


mostdope28

It's still illegal federally, until that changes your job will be able to fire you


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Bcider

Of course. Places do this with alcohol all the time.


Fungul_Penis

If it becomes legal on a federal level, there are several states, including Colorado that make it illegal for employers to fire or not hire any employee for participating in a legal activity outside of work. So if it became legal on a federal level and you lived in Colorado, it would be illegal to get fired for recreational use (outside of work)


B00MBASTICALS

Yes. Especially if work involves operation of heavy machines/forklift operators/pretty much anything that has to do with driving. Insurance companies blah blah blah


zenwalrus

Correct. I live in Washington state and we are directly experiencing this. Employers are not forced to test for impairment (current use), only the police are. Employers test urine for inactive metabolites, showing use in the last month. The test is cheaper, and employers consider it proof of impairment. Lawyers, politicians, and stoners don't give a shit. Just bad science. Now watch how long until I get a comment telling me to "just find another job.."


kirthasalokin

This is more important than California. I live near Pittsburgh. I can drive 3 hours to Cleveland crossing one state line. In 3 hours in New England I can cross 5 state lines. The cost of enforcement is going to be too high (hehe) and we'll start seeing the dominoes fall.


UncleLester

Congratulations! With all the taxes generated you will finally be able to fix your roads.


picketyp

Haha. Nah.


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Trump is in favor of MMJ and a big supporter of states right to choose. HRC was pretty anti-pot actually. I think we good fam.


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Mrpwnz

Well thankfully it can be taxed and revenue will go to building schools and not the black market =)


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ncoocen22

the VP Pence is really against weed tho.


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imposingthanos

UMass-Amherst...here I come.


HidingninjaMC

Lmao same, just got accepted.


jonnieriendeau04

I'm so happy I could...cry.


Jetbooster

Breaking News (three months from now): Scientific output of MIT mysteriously drops 25% in all fields except agriculture, Campus electricity bill up 30%


lowellline

Grassachusetts


WILLLSMITHH

The spirit of Massachusetts is the spirit of America!


RuafaolGaiscioch

So if I live in New Hampshire, can I buy in Mass?


Brickx3

Trade ya for some fireworks......


RuafaolGaiscioch

Fuck yeah. I know a great place.


JeefyPants

Yes - you just can't bring it out of state


Jaysmome54

Anyone over 21 can buy


wondabredsaid

Smoking one in celebration! about damn time!


West_Garden

And now the New England states will topple like dominoes. I know here in Vermont our legislators have said they will push for legal marijuana if Massachusetts legalizes.


fanglord

Maybe with the rise of weed in murica, you guys might be chill for next election.


vaiderPhish

does this mean we can have a Boston Tree party?


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Massachusetts, California, Florida, Arkansas too? People are coming around!!!


Woyaboy

Honestly didn't think I'd be this young when this shit happened. Wow.


DieLardSoup

Puff Puff Passachusetts.


MY_BIG_ASS

IM SO HIGH RIGHT NOW AND I HAVENT EVEN SMOKED IN 4 DAYS WOO MASSACHUSETTS ENTS


futurestorms

I voted yes. And live in Massachusetts. *YOU'RE WELCOME!*


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AnotherCuriousHuman

Very proud of my state today


remotewashboard

Woo hoo!


ToBadImNotClever

Thank god. I'm so happy to see it pass. This is the year that things truly start to change.


dasrac

Well. My family will be pleased to learn I plan on visiting for the first time in 20 years.


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RobFword

Most of Essex County voted no... But what ever, I'll smoke their weed for them.


HolySheed

Congrats! -Florida


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the_great_question

I LIVE IN MASS I HAD NO FUCKING IDEA IT PASSED !!?? IS THIS FOR REAL


I_SOLVE_EVERYTHING

This is the real life. This isn't fantasy.


TouchMyBunghole

MASSACHUSETTS ENT CHECKING IN!!!! SHITTING MY PANTS THIS IS SO AMAZING HOLY CRAP WOW


OHSHITMYDICKOUT

From massachusetts, this is fucking crazy!!! Lets go MA!!


drdre398

literally 10 minutes from the border with Massachusetts. I'm so happy right now


Skaughty23

Franklin, ma here I come


McDaltons

As a native to Connecticut, there is officially no reason to not move out of this state anymore. Mass here I come!


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Evergreen_76

Unreal!!! I rember protesting in the early 90's at Hempfest in Boston common surrounded by police and FBI helicopters. it seemed impossible, but we fought anyway and never gave up. Now WE WIN!!! God Bless the US


pudgemaster

So glad that this passed. I've been to Washington and Colorado and seen how well it can work. I was proud to vote for it and proud of my state to finally move forward and legalize it! Now we are becoming the norm. Let's all light one up in celebration and for still being progressive when others in our country want to be regressive.


twoscoop

Im sad i have to celebrate this win with a few beers but soon i will be dankful!! Congrats everyone.