Colorado legalized marijuana??

[MuscleInk]

Ever since they closed down the dispensaries in CA I haven't followed the politics on this topic much. I was in full support of dispensaries but I realize they were being abused to a great extent. I myself almost opened one up but after reviewing the law behind the medicinal dispensaries in California and seeing that most were operating outside the letter of the law, I decided against it.

[Doont-Hunter]

What's so bad about legalizing weed? Weren't there all those conspiracy theories and what not as to why the US government didn't want weed legalized? I'm Australian so I don't know much about the US government and its dealings sorry.

[canesfan804]

I was going to reply to him with a similar post.

I am a gay man. I can remember as a child knowing I was different - but had no label for it.

I've honestly have never had any sexual attraction to a female at any point.

Growing up and hiding it was horrible. Everywhere you turn you hear horrible jokes, harsh opinions, and even hate in the media. Everywhere I looked growing up hated me. So I "hid" it as a child/teen because I knew I was hated. I knew no one else and felt isolated. I hated who I was. I hated life.

Trust me. I can say honestly, if I could have just made a different choice and pursued a straight life, I definitely would have.

I couldn't do that to a woman or if I fathered kids, I'd be lying to them and then also harming them emotionally when everything fell apart down the road. Because it would have.

I also worry that how gays are portrayed in the media makes the majority of us look like deviants and Perverts or queens. (As they tend to do with many groups. Steroid users included)

I can respect his opinion that he doesn't agree with it. I just often find that most people's opinions are based on little to no real contact with someone like myself, and is from what the mainstream media throws out there.

I have grown up around homosexuality guys. This is way I said sorry if I offend anyone with my belief. My brother is gay and has been very depressed with the issue lately saying he doesnt want to be this way. Which I know is against what I said I believe. My reason for thinking this way is when he was a kid he would ALWAYS try to kiss on my girlfriends and had a HUGE obsession with womens breast. He is 11 yrs yonger than me so he was young when showing these behaviors. This all went on from the time he was @ 8-12 then aafter I moved out my parents moved to another county. My brother started going to the same school as my sister, they are not related at all, and they became very close. When they got to HS it was COOL to be gay. I know that sounds weird but seemed like alot of kids started doing it. Both of them claimed they were gay and it was rough on both of my families. Well now fast forward about 8 years. The 2 are still thick as theives and never apart. She is straight and he says he wants to be. I think most people are willing to call it experementing for a woman but for a guy once and you are gay for life. I may be wrong on the fact that maybe some people are actually born gay but I do think most are like my brother and cant shake the stigma of experimenting as a youth so they are then cast aside and they have to keep hanging out with people like themselves. Sorry Im so long winded here as I have never actually had the balls to talk it out with him so I figured some of you could help me get this off my chest. Maybe if I can get comfortable typing about it then I will get the courage to talk it out. Too bad we live 800 miles apart now.