They're at it again in California. This one looks a lot more promising, as it is very simple and straightforward, and less easily misquoted by the opposition. I especially like the part that forbids local LEO from working with the feds to get around state law. And the part that forbids the legislature from screwing with this initiative after it passes (should have had that in Montana).
I like that it includes farming of industrial hemp. I can get on board with that. Thanks for posting this. :good job: asssit:
The only reason this legislation will fail is if the proponents of the bill don't get off their lazy stoned asses and DO SOMETHING!!! Thanks for the great post Tony. Because of one of your earlier posts on a similar vein I found the MPP (marijuana policy project). They have a good list of things that people can do to further "the cause". The list can be found at http://www.mpp.org/takeaction/ Retiree
uhm, can you say Civil War over state vs federal supremacy again pl0x? it'll just be east vs west instead of north vs south this time. That'll be exactly what they'll do. Whether or not it's what they SAY is something entirely different.
Ohh come on! There's not going to be a Civil War over legalization of ganja. If anything this will force the feds to take a good look at rescheduling MJ from a class 1 drug. More and more states are following suit with MMJ initiatives. At some point the feds will be outnumbered and something will have to change. I for one really do like this newly laid out bill. It's straight forward and uses easy to understand language. The MJ supporters aren't trying to hide behind political rhetoric, skewed statistics and hard to understand legal language. We want MJ legal and we want it to be our right as citizens. That is it.
IMO, this whole states vs. feds issue is a numbers game. The more states legalize mmj, the more difficult it will be for the feds to oppose mmj. Just imagine if all 50 states had legal mmj. It would be virtually impossible for the DEA to maintain their position that mj has no accepted medical use. And it would be impossible for them to enforce their prohibition. It's nearly impossible to enforce now with only 15 states. Even now, DEA raids on dispensaries are really just a gesture, the DEA trying to make a point and nothing more. They are having no more impact on medical use than they are on illegal recreational use. The same is true for legalized recreational use. Once one state legalizes, more will follow, just like with medical. At some point, we will reach a tipping point where the DEA's position becomes untenable. I don't know what that tipping point will be, but I think once a majority of the states (or a majority of the population) legalize, it will be all over for the DEA. One other thing that I've not seen mentioned is legalized mmj in Washington, DC. More than legalization anywhere else, that's really going to hit the DEA where they live. Literally. Just imagine DEA agents passing dispensaries on their way to work every day and not being able to do anything about it. How embarrassing for them. And if we apply the prohibitionist logic, with legalized mj, what's to stop DEA agents from being high on the job (along with doctors and airline pilots)? Basically what i'm saying is that prohibition will only end on the national level as a result of it ending in individual states. Legalization at the state level is the absolute best way to end prohibition.
