Pot Legal in Colorado and Washington for Recreational Use

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

Why do potheads flock to Amsterdam?

Why do partiers flock to Vegas?

I always assumed that potheads went to Amsterdam because of the fear of arrest in other places. But apparently that's not accurate at all, since I heard the other day that marijuana is actually illegal there too, but it's just "tolerated". I would've sworn it was legal there.

The Vegas thing is interesting. Why do partiers go to Vegas? Is it because there's an infrastructure there of bars and strip clubs and stuff? I don't really think it's just that. I figure it's more of a culture where "I can misbehave and probably won't get arrested or see anyone I know". I hope people don't do the marijuana tourism thing in Colorado for that reason. I don't envision this place becoming a big outdoor party.

Now that I think about it, where will the marijuana tourists smoke? I don't think they can smoke at the shops that sell it. They can't smoke in public on the streets. They can't smoke in restaurants or bars. Maybe they can smoke in their hotel rooms if they get a smoking room, but that doesn't seem like a wild time. I've never thought about that.