Can Marijuana Help Rescue California's Economy?

marduc said:

It is hard to collect accurate data, because of the very nature of having concrete numbers on a unregulated unknown commodity.

Here is a good attempt at a cost benefit courtesy of Jeffrey Miron, Professor of Economics at Harvard. It also carries the endorsement of 500+ other Economists:

Costs of Marijuana Prohibition: Economic Analysis

I still cannot find the data on the MPP study (pretty sure it was theirs) which is used for the AB 390 estimates of 1.3 billion in rev. for CA, and also estimates Ca's expenditures. I really should have bookmarked that.

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Slippery Slope said:

And let's not forget that legalizing MJ will then allow farmers to grow industrial hemp which would become the biggest green tech industry. But you know who doesn't want that: Petroleum companies, petrochemical companies, timber companies, textile companies...

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Reverend_Hellh0und said:

Yeah by creating a state of unmotivated buffoons. That sure would help the california economy.

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Fixxxer said:

The War on Drugs is a complete failure. Legalize all drugs in this country not just California. Its a waste of money. An estimated 9 billion dollars goes into the arrest of marijuana users and carriers. If we legalized all drugs, then sent troops to blockade BOTH borders we would be good to go. That's 9 billion into the economy for marijuana, who knows how much for the rest. And it would halt drug trafficking, not to mention the government can tax it. Why does the government get to decide if some ignorant fool decided to inject heroin and kill themselves. Let them do it.

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Hatuey said:

Well then there is no reason for me to assume that you drink anywhere other then in a social environment and that it has any effect in your performance in life. Your argument assumes that most people who smoke weed are lazy and have no drive in life. This isn't supported by any kind of statistic on actual smokers. Just what the effects of marijuana can be. Just your opinion. End game? Thanks for playing.

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creativedreams said:

The weed has low water solubility so it more readily stores in your fat cells and therefor can be ingested at any given time when the body uses this fat. This process builds to keep you constantly stoned. Why do you think it is so easy for the non potheads to recognize the potheads who are in constant slow-motion.

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Fact: Many active drugs enter the body's fat cells. What is different (but not unique) about THC is that it exits fat cells slowly. As a result, traces of marijuana can be found in the body for days or weeks following ingestion. However, within a few hours of smoking marijuana, the amount of THC in the brain falls below the concentration required for detectable psychoactivity.

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thabigred said:

Hemp is not as efficient a crop as many put it out to be, don't get me wrong that isn't any reason to ban it, but still it is not as proficient a plant as many pro-hemp supporters put it out to be.

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creativedreams said:

The weed has low water solubility so it more readily stores in your fat cells and therefor can be ingested at any given time when the body uses this fat. This process builds to keep you constantly stoned. Why do you think it is so easy for the non potheads to recognize the potheads who are in constant slow-motion.

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creativedreams said:

The weed has low water solubility so it more readily stores in your fat cells and therefor can be ingested at any given time when the body uses this fat. This process builds to keep you constantly stoned. Why do you think it is so easy for the non potheads to recognize the potheads who are in constant slow-motion.

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