Although I must admit that we are losing the war against drugs I see that there are three + Initiatives underway in CA to “legalize, regulate and tax” Marijuana which raises the following questions.
Are we acknowledging that Marijuana is not a “health and safety” issue and are throwing in the towel?
Update: Just a few years ago there was a major bust of 20,000 plants behind Mayor Frank Ury’s gated Stonegate community.
Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeAEncJ9N7E
Are these three + initiatives being promoted solely to raise sales tax revenue in CA?
As we suffer from droughts almost every year is the cannabis plant “drought tolerant?
Confusion? Look at the current Initiative Statute titles:
09-0022 Changes California Law to Legalize, Regulate, and Tax Marijuana.
09-0024 Changes California Law to Legalize Marijuana and Allow It to Be Regulated and Taxed.
09-0025 Changes California Law to Legalize, Regulate, and Tax Marijuana.
While the above listed summaries are different, how can the first and third Initiatives carry the exact same title text?
1374 (09-0022) and 1378 (09-0025). Only in CA could this occur.
Following are the official summaries of these three efforts:
1374 (09-0022)
Changes California Law to Legalize, Regulate, and Tax Marijuana. Initiative Statute.
Summary Date: 09/08/09 Circulation Deadline: 02/05/10 Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponent: Joe Rogoway, Omar Figueroa, and James J. Clark (415) 946-5591Repeals state laws that make it a crime for people 21 years old or older to use, possess, sell, cultivate, or transport marijuana or industrial hemp, except laws that make it a crime to drive while impaired or to contribute to the delinquency of a minor. Expunges state convictions based on the repealed marijuana-related laws. Requires state and local governments to regulate and tax commercial production and sale of marijuana. Requires taxes to be spent on education, healthcare, environmental programs, public works, and state parks. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Savings in the several tens of millions of dollars annually to state and local governments on the costs of incarcerating and supervising certain marijuana offenders. Unknown but potentially major new excise, income, and sales tax revenues related to the production and sale of
marijuana products. (09-0022).
1377. (09-0024. Amdt. #1S)
Changes California Law to Legalize Marijuana and Allow It to Be Regulated and Taxed. Initiative Statute.
Summary Date: 09/21/09 Circulation Deadline: 02/18/10 Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponents: Richard Seib Lee and Jeffrey Wayne Jones (510) 208-4554Allows people 21 years old or older to possess, cultivate, or transport marijuana for personal use. Permits local governments to regulate and tax commercial production and sale of marijuana to people 21 years old or older. Prohibits people from possessing marijuana on school grounds, using it in public, smoking it while minors are present, or providing it to anyone under 21 years old. Maintains current prohibitions against driving while impaired. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Savings of up to several tens of millions of dollars annually to state and local governments on the costs of incarcerating and supervising certain marijuana offenders. Unknown but potentially major tax, fee, and benefit assessment revenues to state and local government related to the production and sale of marijuana products. (09-0024).
1378. (09-0025)
Changes California Law to Legalize, Regulate, and Tax Marijuana. Initiative Statute.
Summary Date: 09/21/09 Circulation Deadline: 02/18/10 Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponent: John DonohueRepeals state laws that make it a crime for people to use, possess, sell, cultivate, or transport marijuana. Requires the Legislature to adopt laws regulating and taxing marijuana within one year of passage. Allows local governments to also tax the manufacture, sale, and use of marijuana. Bars state and local governments from spending money to enforce laws prohibiting the use, possession, sale, cultivation, or transportation of marijuana. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Savings in the several tens of millions of dollars annually to state and local governments on the costs of incarcerating and supervising certain marijuana offenders. Unknown but potentially major new excise, income, and sales tax revenues related to the manufacture and sale of marijuana products. (09-0025).
Note: There is also another submission by Jack Herer (09-0044) that was received by the Attorney Generals office on Sept 29th that is awaiting “Title and Summary.”
The “cannabis hemp initiative.”
As goes California so goes the nation. This is truly a slippery slope.
Do any of these have the funds needed to collect ths signature to get on the ballot?
It looks to me like several versions were filed to see which one got the best Title and Summary. Also this allows additional polling to decide which version is most acceptable to the voters, I only expect one to make the ballot if any.
Good questions Jim.
As I follow the progress of these proposals I will provide an update and commentary
I’ve read a study that sited an increase in marijuana usage in the early 80’s when anti-marijuana commercials were aired during Saturday morning cartoons. Marijuana may not have been known to kids without a gov’t PSA telling them not to do it, and to “Just say No.” In essence, insighting curiosity, creating more users than preventing, and more future arrests and incarcerations. Ironic and a terrific reason for this benign substance to be legalized.
Please understand I’m not a bad person.. but I truly, and with every fiber of my being; hate law enforcement. You sobs can’t even seem to get the address right when you go to bust down the doors of people who are doing nothing to you.
http://www.theagitator.com/2010/05/05/video-of-swat-raid-on-missouri-family/
All to stop adults from doing as they please.
Because we are just to dumb to make a decisions for ourselves…
Every time I here of a cop getting shot I feel a little happier inside. One less fascist.
Let us live in peace or die. There is no third choice.
Molon Labe.
It’s not the police. It’s the Feds. When oaksterdam was raided up the street there was a shooting. The oakland police began to leave to deal with the shooting. But the federal government threatened their jobs if they didn’t stay and control the citizens protesting their marijuana being taken away.
I’ve been thinking of mixing marijuana to my juice because of what I’ved read at the article I’m reading. Can someone give me an advice? By the way here’s the article I’ve been reading https://www.bonzaseeds.com/blog/bubblegum-kush/