Legal Weed and Colorado Golf

[Peter Ferlicca]

Not relevant

[John Kavanaugh]

Posting to all those that all of a sudden think the roads are going to become more dangerous now that weed is legalized.  How many times have you read about a fatal car accident because the driver was high?  I can honestly say I have never heard of any deadly situation where weed was involved.  WHERE AS alcohol causes deadly accidents every minute of every day and there seems to be nothing wrong with that. 

I've had many a friend find a ditch when a seed popped.

[Pete Balzer]

Tee it high, let it fly..

Definitely a positive.

Scores go higher, who cares

You can play the same course over and over, will never get bored= return visits.

[Jud_T]

I know of one death and a near death personally

[Mike Sweeney]

If anything the revenue from speeding tickets through Sterling should suffer.  What role can the legalization of recreational marijuana play in Colorado tourism?  I see it as a downer for golf.

It will actually be interesting to see what it will do to skiing. I was never really a pot smoker, and I never had an interest to ski moguls high on weed, but many do. It will be interesting to see how ski areas handle it, as it is part of the culture for some/many skiers. Now that it is legal it may move from the Back Bowls of Vail to more obvious places.

[Mike Hendren]

Never mind.

[Tim Johnson]

2 cents- Legalizing pot is not a marketing scheme, I doubt very much if people are all of a sudden going to start thinking maybe they should try this out. You might get some people who stayed away from it due to the legal issues but those people stayed away from it because it was illegal so I doubt very much that they drive under the influence to begin with.

it will still be the same idiots doing the dui's as before.

[astavrides]

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[Mike Hendren]

Never mind.

C'mon Mike, I want to read your thoughts.  You can always go back in a couple days and erase it.

Okay Alex.  I posted that in my 54 years I've never tried the stuff.  Couldn't help but wonder if that's rare among treehouse members. 

Bogey

[John Kavanaugh]

Never mind.

C'mon Mike, I want to read your thoughts.  You can always go back in a couple days and erase it.

Okay Alex.  I posted that in my 54 years I've never tried the stuff.  Couldn't help but wonder if that's rare among treehouse members. 

Bogey

As rare as an ex-club champion that plays to a 16 handicap.

[Terry Lavin]

I have a friend who has one of the first medical marijuana companies in Colorado.  I'm thinking this won't be bad news for him...

[Scott Szabo]

Never mind.

C'mon Mike, I want to read your thoughts.  You can always go back in a couple days and erase it.

Okay Alex.  I posted that in my 54 years I've never tried the stuff.  Couldn't help but wonder if that's rare among treehouse members.  

Bogey

Bogey,

You are not alone.  I too have never tried the stuff, and never will. 

[Jim Colton]

Potential new logo for Ballyneal?

[John Kavanaugh]

With a simple stroke of the pen. The Ballyneal Golf and Blunt Club.

[Tim Pitner]

With a simple stroke of the pen. The Ballyneal Golf and Blunt Club.

Nicely done, John.

[Jud_T]

What does this mean for private clubs prohibition against illegal drugs?  Clubs may have to hastily ammend the rules.

[Steve Strasheim]

LOL at this thread.

"Tee it high..."

Too funny.

[John Kavanaugh]

What about the rules against bringing your own beer?  Vaporizers get around the smoking bans.

[John Kavanaugh]

The 5th Major at Dreads River.

[Pete_Pittock]

The good news is that legalization failed in Oregon. I can only imagine the number of wrecks on Highway 38 between I-5 and Reedsport if that law had passed.

In Oregon you can't go to jail for possessing less than an ounce of marijuana, however ithat still gets you a non-criminal citation. This year's Oregon initiative was much broader in scope than either the Colorado or State of Washington initiatives. Expect the US Open at Chambers Bay to be much more mellow.

 

[John Kavanaugh]

I hope the first guy that screams...GET IN THE...goes into the classic half cough, half giggle that I haven't heard since Ford was in office.

[Rich Goodale]

Last time I played dope-stoned was in the 1976 Fairfield County Marijuana Open.  I played with with my grandfather's hickories and had to be hand-carried to each tee as I was having so much fun with the practice swings in the rough.

All that being said, it looks likely that BUDA XI will be held somewhere near Amsterdam.  It could be memorable.....

[Mike Sweeney]

All that being said, it looks likely that BUDA XI will be held somewhere near Amsterdam.  It could be memorable.....

If the "Big Dinner" is here, I may have to make a reunion trip to the Melkweg:

What does this mean for private clubs prohibition against illegal drugs?  Clubs may have to hastily ammend the rules.

Why?

Weed is no longer illegal.

[Patrick_Mucci]

What does this mean for private clubs prohibition against illegal drugs?  Clubs may have to hastily ammend the rules.

I doubt clubs would openly violate Federal Statutes which continue to consider marijuana an illegal drug.

[Will Lozier]

The last time I was in Amsterdam, I saw a bluegrass show of all AC/DC covers at the Melkweg then, caught a cab to Kennemer for a solo 27 holes where I was treated so well!  After spending half a day in the Van Gogh Museum and grabbing a few kabobs, my weekend was complete!  A great trip indeed!

Cheers