Thursday, June 11, 2009

Pot Legalization Measure Headed for 2010 Ballot

Environment / Health & Medicine / Politics Robert Gammon — Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 6:51 AM

The current economic crisis may have one significant upside. It may convince Californians to finally legalize marijuana, so it can be taxed, thereby raising much-needed revenues for the state. Earlier this year, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano of San Francisco introduced a bill in the state legislature to decriminalize pot and tax it. And now backers of a measure that would legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in California and allow the state to tax its sales hope to put their initiative on the statewide 2010 ballot. According to the Chron, Oaksterdam University, a medical marijuana education center and dispensary in downtown Oakland, is backing the pot legalization measure and founded TaxCannibis2010.org. Supporters plan to start gathering signatures in August. The measure would allow adults, 21 years and older, to legally possess up to an ounce of pot for personal use and a grow space not bigger than 5-feet-by-5-feet. All we can say is — it's about time that something good came out of this economic misery.

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Posted by bryanepis on 06/15/2009 at 11:00 PM

Here's the initiative we should be putting on the ballot:

http://jackherer.com/initiative.html

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Posted by JackHerer on 06/11/2009 at 9:06 AM

To keep Cannabis illegal while tobacco and alcohol are dispensed freely is murderously stupid.

http://tinyurl.com/Henningfield-Benowitz

http://www.google.com/search?&q=tashkin

ANY questions ??

--Richard P Steeb, San Jose California

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Posted by rsteeb on 06/11/2009 at 9:01 AM

Another nail in the Mexican drug cartels' coffin!

Every state that legalizes marijuana drains the life blood out of the cartels. When the marijuana is legalized nationally the brutal murders committed by the cartels to protect their illegal marijuana profits will END. That is a good thing!

That is a saving of more than 6,000 lives a year! That is an end to the fear, torture, pain and mutilation that is conducted every single day.

End the prohibition! Legalize the production and sale of marijuana to adults!!