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Get your creative juices and rhyming schemes together. Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced the proposition numbers assigned to the 10 measures that will appear on the November 2nd ballot. Of note is Prop 19, which will be followed closely across the country
I hope this passes, and becomes a catalyst for a national legalization bill.
2 parts
1- If you legalize marijuana, you regulate it, you control it, you tax it, you take away the stigma, a lot of the problems go away and 2. Parents to actually BE parents, and teach their kids... MJ, like alcohol, prescription drugs, fatty foods, candy, would need to be used in moderation and responsibly.
That's right, folks. Legalization of weed is officially on the California ballot. What's good about this proposition if it becomes law?
1) California can tax it, thus raising badly needed money.
2) It will put a huge dent in drug lords' profits.
3) It will put law enforcement resources where they are actually needed.
4) And it will be a blow for personal freedom.
This is something that both Conservatives and Liberals need to get behind. Face it, the War on Drugs has been a complete failure, so let's now have a new war. Let's call it the War on Stupidity. Prop 19 will be an important battle in this war to wrest control of our own lives from complete idiots.
Article is here.
Plus, other nations that have legalized drugs have seen significant dropoffs in drug abuse and crime. Legalization will also cut funding for violent drug cartels.
Although I'm wondering how this law would deal with the federal ban. From what I understand, the federal classification of marijuana means the feds could technically still arrest people for use, right?
It should have been proposition 420.
It should have been proposition 420.
However, isn't marijuana and drug possession a federal offense? Can a state legalize something that is illegal at the federal level? Personally I would vote no on this amendment, but I'm not in California.
The federal government can enforce drug laws, although the President can inform the attorney general, DEA, etc... not to arrest non violent drug users.
However, isn't marijuana and drug possession a federal offense? Can a state legalize something that is illegal at the federal level? Personally I would vote no on this amendment, but I'm not in California.
Anyone explain how Alaska gets away with it? is there a law that says federal law can only be enforced int he 48 contiguous states?
§ 22. Right of Privacy
The right of the people to privacy is recognized and shall not be infringed. The legislature shall implement this section. [Amended 1972]
“ ...we conclude that no adequate justification for the state's intrusion into the citizen's right to privacy by its prohibition of possession of marijuana by an adult for personal consumption in the home has been shown. The privacy of the individual's home cannot be breached absent a persuasive showing of a close and substantial relationship of the intrusion to a legitimate governmental interest. Here, mere scientific doubts will not suffice. The state must demonstrate a need based on proof that the public health or welfare will in fact suffer if the controls are not applied.
Article 36: PENAL PROVISIONS
1. (a) Subject to its constitutional limitations....
Whoaaaaah Duuuuuuuuude!!!!!!
Do you have anything usefull to add, or are you just going to regurgitate your standard assinine and totally useless post that you feel compelled to make in every thread that discusses this issue?
Why so serious?
Anyone explain how Alaska gets away with it? is there a law that says federal law can only be enforced int he 48 contiguous states?
About the funding for cartels part, I wish it were the case, but I think its the hard drugs like cocaine that the cartels sell that this ballot measure is not going to legalize or affect.Plus, other nations that have legalized drugs have seen significant dropoffs in drug abuse and crime. Legalization will also cut funding for violent drug cartels.
Although I'm wondering how this law would deal with the federal ban. From what I understand, the federal classification of marijuana means the feds could technically still arrest people for use, right?
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