Cannabis

eridani

(51,907 posts) Tue May 10, 2016, 01:31 AM May 2016

California Initiative to Legalize and Regulate Marijuana is Headed for the November Ballot

https://blog.mpp.org/tax-and-regulate/9783/

he campaign in support of the Adult Use of Marijuana Act announced today that it has collected more than enough signatures to place the initiative on the November ballot.13051785_1561302290867287_3261976781645789533_n
If you want to see California end marijuana prohibition this year, please sign up for the campaign to follow its progress and show your support for the initiative.
The Los Angeles Times reports:

A measure to legalize marijuana for recreational use in California appears headed for the Nov. 8 ballot.

A coalition that includes former Facebook President Sean Parker on Tuesday said it has collected 600,000 signatures, more than enough to qualify the initiative. …

The coalition, which includes some law enforcement and civil rights leaders, needed to collect 365,880 signatures of registered voters to qualify the initiative, which would also place a 15% tax on retail sales of the drug.

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California Initiative to Legalize and Regulate Marijuana is Headed for the November Ballot (Original Post) eridani May 2016 OP

Hopefully they get real legalization unlike what we have... scscholar May 2016 #1

Kick and Rec. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #2

That man's going places, I think. byronius May 2016 #6

And Fairbanks, Alaska (the Borough) just authorized four more "pot markets". raven mad May 2016 #3

K&R Dragonfli May 2016 #4

Well, this won't hurt with Democratic turnout. What will they counter this with? pnwmom May 2016 #5

Depends. Can our party get its actual shit together on this issue? Warren DeMontague May 2016 #7

here are the key provisions waddirum May 2016 #8

scscholar

(2,902 posts)

1. Hopefully they get real legalization unlike what we have...

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 01:34 AM

May 2016

here in Washington state.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

2. Kick and Rec.

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 01:40 AM

May 2016

And Lt. Gov. Newsom, who deserves props for being out front on this one.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/05/gavin-newsom-marijuana-legalization-california-ballot-initiative

byronius

(7,401 posts)

6. That man's going places, I think.

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Reply #2)

Tue May 10, 2016, 03:31 AM

May 2016

He's got a solid moral compass.

raven mad

(4,940 posts)

3. And Fairbanks, Alaska (the Borough) just authorized four more "pot markets".

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 02:03 AM

May 2016

In regular buildings, malls, etc.

Rock ON, California!

Dragonfli

(10,622 posts)

4. K&R

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 02:12 AM

May 2016

pnwmom

(109,000 posts)

5. Well, this won't hurt with Democratic turnout. What will they counter this with?

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 03:16 AM

May 2016

A bathroom bill?'

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

7. Depends. Can our party get its actual shit together on this issue?

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #5)

Tue May 10, 2016, 03:33 AM

May 2016

Seems to me the jury is still out.

waddirum

(979 posts)

8. here are the key provisions

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Thu May 12, 2016, 04:44 PM

May 2016

Adult Use Provisions:

- Allows adults age 21+ to possess, transport, purchase, consume and share up to one ounce of nonmedical marijuana and eight grams of nonmedical marijuana concentrates.

- Adults can also grow up to six plants at their household for nonmedical use, but plants must be out of public view and secure from children. Local governments may ban outdoor home cultivation.

- Using marijuana in public remains illegal.

- Driving while impaired by marijuana remains illegal.

- Manufacturing concentrated cannabis using volatile solvents such as butane remains illegal without a license.

- Employers are given broad latitude to ban nonmedical marijuana use by employees.

more here: [link:http://www.letsgetitrightca.org/news/executive-summary|

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