2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumNancy Pelosi is supporting marijuana legalization in California
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/06/politics/nancy-pelosi-prop-64-pot/index.htmlJHan
(10,173 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)but still recognize that it is a long-overdue development.
And it stands to bring CA significant tax revenue, on the order of ten figures.
MoonchildCA
(1,301 posts)Enough already. At least decriminalize it--everywhere. It's the dumbest reason to lock someone up, and only serves to make private prisons money.
JHan
(10,173 posts)reggaehead
(269 posts)Is the end of
Prohibition is long overdue. I grew up in Humboldt county. I have a deceased friend found in a pot "farm". Farm is a joke. They are not farmers. They are guerilla growers. Growers that need to be licensed, taxed and regulated. I'm tired of paying for them
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Works just fine. Sky doesn't fall, tax revenues go up, really very little changes except that.
upaloopa
(11,417 posts)I use to sell pot in Los Angeles. Friends of ours grew it on a farm where they were care takers.
They brought us garbage bags full every couple of months.
I saw nothing wrong with it then and I still don't. For me an alcoholic and drug abuser I have stopped using but I never felt my problems are the experience of the majority.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)I haven't drank for decades, myself, but I recognize that prohibition of alcohol doesn't work.
TrekLuver
(2,573 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)I guess I'm old.
TrekLuver
(2,573 posts)Grey Lemercier
(1,429 posts)Grey Lemercier
(1,429 posts)Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Egnever
(21,506 posts)That is big news.
Yay Nancy!