Thursday, February 12, 2009
Jan Ramsey suggests weed, hoes as economic solution for New Orleans
Posted by Alison Fensterstock on Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 7:18 PM
In the issue of Offbeat magazine's Weekly Beat e-newsletter that went out today, Editor-in-Chief Jan Ramsey suggested a novel method for New Orleans to jump-start its economy: following Amsterdam's example, the city should legalize marijuana and reintroduce a prostitution district.
"I also have the solution to solving New Orleans' economic problems now and forever: let's make it the Amsterdam of the U.S.
First, decriminalize marijuana use (oh the horror of Michael Phelps getting caught hitting a bong!!) and confine it to "coffee houses" in specific areas of the city; and second, re-create Storyville with taxed, legalized, controlled, clean prostitution. No more Canal Street madams or martyrs for David Vitter!
I can hear the screaming and outraged yelling now. But have you ever been to Amsterdam?
Think about it."
It might not be such a bad idea at that. Any suggestions as to who would be best suited to head up the new Mayor's Office of Weed and Hoes?
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Well, a certain shiny headed Mayor will need a job fairly soon and this one might suit him. Nah, he'd screw it up too...
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This may be the perfect job for Riley (a/k/a Chef Menteur Deux) when Nagin finally moves to Dallas! Personally I'd like to see Mitch Landrieu as Secretary of Weed & Ho's, just because it seems so unlikely it might actually work.
I can't believe no one has yet suggested the most obvious of choices: Kermit Ruffins.
Hey Storyville DID make money even when the shine of legal sex wore off! MaryJane should have been legalized during prohibition (since everyone was doing it! ha!)
Snoop Dog, obviously. It's the job he was born to do. Anyways, while it would probably pass here, we would be able to thank our State brethren up in Shreveport who would throw such a fuss that Jindal would step in and shut it down, no doubt.
I'd like to volunteer to be in charge of Weed n Hoes. I have absolutely no political or economic experience, but that's never gotten in the way of people getting elected to public office down here.
Oh, and did anyone else notice that the Storyville bar closed down shop? When did that happen?
FANTASTIC IDEA. Think of how much tax money we could save not dealing with arresting, prosecuting, and jailing marijuana offenders. The WAR ON DRUGS is the most futile spending black hole ever. If drugs were legalized, what crime would still exist? certainly crime would drop exponentially - violent crime and robbery is almost always associated with drugs.
Why not also incorporate the other thing the Netherlands is famous for: bicycles and bicycle lanes. New Orleans is a flat and small city with a warm climate - the perfect combo for cycling. The rebuilding of this great city is an opportunity to create a model that the rest of the country can follow.
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