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Prop. 19 Deserves To Go Up In Smoke
Posted by CN Staff on September 19, 2010 at 06:14:31 PT
Editorial
Source: Sacramento Bee 
Sacramento, CA -- California ought to have a serious debate on whether to legalize marijuana for personal use. If lawmakers won't confront the issue, it might even be time for a ballot initiative to change the law. Proposition 19 is not the right one. The measure on the Nov. 2 ballot is full of worrisome loopholes and ambiguities that would create a chaotic nightmare for law enforcement, local governments and businesses. It is so poorly drafted, in fact, that it almost makes you wonder: What were they smoking?
The measure would allow Californians 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of marijuana and grow marijuana on up to 25 square feet of private property. Supporters say it would control and tax marijuana. It would do neither. Indeed, many of the positives that proponents advertise aren't actually written into the measure. For instance, they say that legalization would generate a huge financial windfall for the state and local governments by taxing $14 billion in annual illegal sales, plus create thousands of jobs for California's struggling economy. They cite the state Board of Equalization's estimate last year of $1.4 billion in annual tax revenues, enough to take a huge bite out of the budget deficit. But nowhere in the measure is a specific tax proposal. That issue is left entirely to the Legislature and local governments, so there are no guarantees about any pot taxes and whether they would be fair. Supporters also argue that, like the end of failed prohibition of alcohol, the proposition would free the criminal justice system of the burden of prosecuting marijuana crimes.  Snipped   Complete Article: http://drugsense.org/url/xhaQIHmbSource: Sacramento Bee (CA)Published: September 19, 2010Copyright: 2010 The Sacramento BeeContact: opinion sacbee.comWebsite: http://www.sacbee.com/CannabisNews -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml
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Comment #4 posted by runruff on September 19, 2010 at 09:20:11 PT
"...mentally challenged"
...YOU RANG?
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Comment #3 posted by DrDunkleosteus on September 19, 2010 at 08:37:21 PT:
Uh...
"Supporters also argue that, like the end of failed prohibition of alcohol, the proposition would free the criminal justice system of the burden of prosecuting marijuana crimes."...What, no doubting rebuttal for that one? Thought so.
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Comment #2 posted by museman on September 19, 2010 at 08:36:11 PT
Oh please
"create a chaotic nightmare for law enforcement, local governments..."Can we please? Huh? Can we?It would be so nice to see the ones who cause so much suffering to get a taste of their own 'medicine.'Such incredible pain of having to act like decent human beings instead of The Spanish Inquisition.Oh my the unendurable discomfort of having to admit to being wrong about so much.And the untenable situation of allowing such obviously unworthy people as 'pot smokers and hippies' some actual credibility for the truth they have been saying all along.I envision much depression and suicidal tendencies amongst the rank and file should such liberties be granted.Oh the pain!just legalize and be done with it! Idiots. (oh excuse me, I mean "mentally challenged")
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Comment #1 posted by The GCW on September 19, 2010 at 06:46:48 PT
EDITORIAL: 19 is NOW 
America is past the "DEBATE" time.People are not waiting for "debate" any longer.There is no debate, it's time (LONG past time, isn't it) to RE-legalize the God-given plant. Period. Politicians had their chance; they blew it. 19 is NOW and that makes it perfect.That's My Editorial.The Green Collar Worker
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