Cali city to license and tax 'medical' marijuana

[TAB]

Actually TAB, my wife was prescribed synthetic THC in tablet form to settle a gastrointestinal issue and it worked quite well.  Made her a bit loopy but the doc decided she didn't want to follow that course of treatment.  As to the smoking of herb to eleviate glaucoma pressure, I hear it's quite useful but I'm not an opthalmologist.

Alaska has done well with their one ounce or less laws and home cultivation and I don't see major issues!  Ask an Alaskan...

if you read the rest of my post, you will see i'm not talking about the medical use itself, but the way its doens in ca.



oh and to those of you that think it will put crimals out of biz.  that is not true, they will just look at other methods ofr making money. 

[Hazcat]

if you read the rest of my post, you will see i'm not talking about the medical use itself, but the way its doens in ca.



oh and to those of you that think it will put crimals out of biz.  that is not true, they will just look at other methods ofr making money. 

True but look at the drop in crime right after prohibition was lifted.  Yes, they moved to other things, drugs being one of them.  Let's take that out of their 'potential earnings' category as well.

Is it a 'panacea'? No but it is a good start on reducing crime, wasting LEO time, and lessening jail costs.

[ericire12]

Tax it, tax it, tax it....

Why?

How can you say "tax the hell out of it" for this and then bitch and wine about over taxation for everything else? Either the govt has enough money or they dont. You cant really pick and choose when and where the govt should go after more money. Just because it is a "politically correct" tax at the time (pot, cigarettes, oil companies?) doesnt mean that you should give govt a green light on a money grab.

Its also a pretty silly reason to want to legalize something. Either it should be legal or it shouldnt. Dont let govt patronize you into allowing them to make a money grab.

[TAB]

True but look at the drop in crime right after prohibition was lifted.  Yes, they moved to other things, drugs being one of them.  Let's take that out of their 'potential earnings' category as well.

Is it a 'panacea'? No but it is a good start on reducing crime, wasting LEO time, and lessening jail costs.

i would predict a increase in crime.  the gangs in the drug trade want to keep making money, so they would most likly move into other drugs, or crimes against other people.

[Hazcat]

i would predict a increase in crime.  the gangs in the drug trade want to keep making money, so they would most likly move into other drugs, or crimes against other people.

Maybe but I suggest that if they start actual crimes against the public they will soon be dead or behind bars.  Drug crimes take forever to 'prove' (under cover stuff).  Rob, rape or murder and the LEO will go after you now.  Plus if they have to try and move into new areas (neighborhoods) they will find that not all of us will take it laying down and we don't think 'snitching' is a bad thing.

In other words welcome to the real world not your manufactured ghetto.

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[TAB]

haz, most of socal is the ghetto.  oakland is the same way.