California to Legalize Weed for Everyone

[cuz'nhomegron]

This is a great foot in the door for us. We can hope that this will spread to other states as well. I know for me and my back and my wife with RA this would be a great help.
We live in Tn you get the 3 degree here for even wanting a friggin asprin. Part of the reason we are moving the hell out.

[Pinch]

As a med can user here in Cal all I can say is, "It makes an awful lot of sense outta all this nonsense".

[Strive4Wisdom]

Originally Posted by Sabin

I hear the both of you. And yes, the rest of the nation does fall in place whenever Calif. passes something. Two important things in America Money & Oil. Calif passes weed laws, it will be based on the fact Calif. has money. Even in the red, Calif. can bounce back. 17.5 Billion in the red.

We passes Gay Marriage for now till Nov. Ballot, $85.00 a pop for a Lic. per couple, times that at over 100.000 if not more couples $85.00 x 100.000.00 = $85.000.000 million. Now add in taxes on hotels, food, cakes, tuxes and so on and Calif. gets back in the black.

I could see gays getting Calif. in the black only to vote NO in Nov. and Calif. was saved. Calif. and this Nation would be foolish not to allow freedoms, because after all, what has being Conservative done for us? I'd still be dressing like in the 1500 or 17 century. Change must come.

Change is all of us growing. Bible belt, what a joke. They can all wait for the 2nd coming and find out it's hum, huh, just a book, only to never ever know. Or we can come together and create a peace an open society and follow your own dreams and interpretations.

You lost me with this one. and 85x100,000 is 8.5 mil.

But yes change must come, I follow you there.

[FreakNature]

I wish every state would follow Cali's lead on Cannabis laws. Unfortunately, in 12 years there are only 12 (?) states with a law for MMJ. One a year. For some reason, many people in my state seem to hates Californians, so anything they do is anathema.

The good news is that there are more states with initiatives in the works.

[Carrie8300]

I wish in my state it was like cali.

[BubbaKush]

i remember growing up in las vegas and a roach was a felony or even a seed. i saw friends get felonys for seeds or roaches. its come a long way. I hope and pray for any change for the better. It should be decriminalized.

[Medical Cannabis]

Originally Posted by Sabin

Texas is Texas we don't care about Texas...lol

Who doesn't? I do.

[madeski]

The bill Oregon is trying to pass is WAY better, totaly unregulated for personal use, and tax on the sale of Marijuana. The way it should be. Way to go for Vermont legalizing hemp too. Now we just need to be able to grow seeded hemp (for the hempseed oil), and use it as a biofuel (the oil, and the biomass as ethanol approx 1300 gallons could be harvested per an acre). Hemp is the largest producer of bio fuel on the planet, it is over 4 times more efficient than corn, sugar beets, sunflowers, soy, etc. They estimate that if we grew hemp on 6% of the US that we could supply all of the power to the county, industrial, domestic, etc.. The US currently pays farmers to let 90 million acres of land stay fallow, 90 million acres is 6% of the US. Kind of funny, also we have 500 million acres of farm land that has been deemed less than worth to grow crops on, hemp would grow on much of this land. Using bio fuels would create a balanced CO2 level in our atmosphere, they take in as much CO2 while growing as they release when burned. Also, the best way to do it would be to have farmers growing hemp locally, you would purchase your fuel directly from the farmers, keeping the money in your local economy, instead of sending it over seas. This would stimulate the economy, create jobs, etc. in the process of saving the world. Why is our government against using the most usefull plant on the Earth, especially when our country was practically founded on growing hemp. G.W. (Washington not Bush), said "sow the indian hemp seed everywhere", T Jefferson, "Hemp is nessicary for the wealth and protection of our country". Henry Ford one of the top econimists ever, was all about growing hemp. He made a car that was 80% hemp, and ran on hemp, and he asked why we kept drilling for oil and cutting down old growth forests instead of annually growing a completely sustainable resource. End the lies, Educate, Inform, be a catalyst for change!!!!

[Pinch]

I say NIX ANY TAX ON CANNABIS, NIX ANY GOV'T ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE GROWING, DISTRIBUTION OR QUALITY OF CANNABIS.

-TimeTraveller

Although a few people were opposed to the med MJ tax, arguing that it was a drug not unlike perscription drugs and perscription drugs are not taxed in California.

I think the other way. The Sate of California further legitimatized medical marijuana. Medical marijuana, a commodity the State of California allows the distribution and sale of said commodity...therefore taxes. And collect they do from the majority of the MCDs here in the Bay Area. Marijuana capitalism!

A long journey begins with one step." -Chairman Mao (...I think.)

[slntchttrbx]

i do have a question, (sorry i have been arguementive today) this all sounds great, but what does one do when the feds come in and do what they just did!? you will only be a bunch of sitting brownie points waiting to be collected! your giving them everything they need to know to simply knock on your door when they feel like it. a new election comming up? hmm let me see what what one can do to score votes... lets go to cali and take all the "drug users* off the street, then they can be on the news, sayn how *cleaned* the streets.....blah blah.. can you imagine the stories? its gonna suck, it happend not that long ago. im quickly learning that its not the individual states that need to legalize mmj, but the country as a whole. what good is 1 represnative to each 12states, when there is 38 states and an abush of militi to tell you different?

[Pinch]

Ms. slntchttrbx...what are you speaking of my friend? Here in California the DEA doesn't normally bust "patients" usless they are growing 2 acres of medical marijuana for "personal need" .

The owner/operators of MCDs make a more than fair profit for the chance they take with the Feds. (There are probably more than MCDs now than ever, numbering in the hundreds.)

It's all so political and California DEA busts are becoming less and less poitically feasible for the DEA, not only here in Califonia but in Washington, D.C. also.

The pendelum is swinging my friend...take a deep breath, relax.

[FreakNature]

Thanks Pinch, I feel better. Seriously. Things do seem to be moving along. That makes this an especially good time for us all not to get complacent.

[Strive4Wisdom]

I think the main reason for not legalizing is by far the fact that it is a psychoactive substance, meaning it alters your perception and way of thinking or "opens the mind".

Ask almost anyone who uses and they have a different perspective on life that is focused on real issues:
how we shouldnt fight unnecessary wars
how we could and should live in peace
how we should be environmentally friendly
how our drone-like ways of life have engulfed humanity
how we should be FREE to live in a way that benefits others...

None of those things are appealing to the government and the corporations/bankers that run it. They want you to do what they want and not think for yourself.

After all, government means to control the mind.
Govern: To have control over
Ment: Mental/mentality/mind

[Pinch]

I've been one of the "drones" for 56 years now and have dealt with these secret government conspiracies all my life...and you know what I say:

"Well, shit the bed, Martha!"

Mellow out...things will change despite all your worries. Changes like this do not happen overnight.

It's your mind. Learn to control it yourself.

[Jimbo]

Good God!!! you guys must understand what it's like in a state that will bust your ass for even having a roach in the ash tray...holy shit! to be able to grow even one plant that may produce a pound or more for a mer $50 when that same pound off the street will cost an ungodly amount of money is a pretty sweat deal...and only a $5 tax for an 8th...Jesus! please bring that deal to GA fast!!!
Quit being so greedy and just enjoy any MJ reform relief...the rest of this country is begging for even a little relief from this oppression! Just think about it like that when you Californians feel cheated out of full legalization! We are being totally cheated across the board!!!