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It's coming... The Control, Regulate and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010 (pg. 2)
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| Clovis |
| quote: | Originally posted by MR STROKE
no chance this goes through(I hope I am wrong) if prop 8 couldn't pass, it proves that as liberal as CA is there are still a ton of conservatives out there that will come out in droves to shoot this down. |
People hate gays more than they hate weed dude.
In any case although I support this wholeheartedly I'm afraid of what the consequences will be at the federal level even with Obama in office... |
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| R!CH |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
People hate gays more than they hate weed dude.
In any case although I support this wholeheartedly I'm afraid of what the consequences will be at the federal level even with Obama in office... |
+1 people's denial of rights for gays reflect our cultural masculinity and their own sexual insecurities. the same barriers don't exist with smoking bud. how many non-smokers have tried smoking weed? lots. how many heterosexuals besides bas have tried gay sex? i would say none.
the beauty of this initiative is how it diffuses the market into a vastly more fractured, disorganized monopolistically competitive market. instead of a couple hundred or so registered dispensaries in this state, we're talking about a paradigm shift to hundreds of thousands of private producers with no means of tracking any of them. even if the feds have a problem with its passage, they don't have enough resources to bring the hammer down on the hundreds of thousands of violators nor is it even worth their while to try. besides obama has already said he won't fight the states on weed policy. with the current budget deficit, i don't see him changing his mind any time soon. |
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| Lostvission |
| in California...they will give you probation here in NC for a stem. This place blows. |
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| Electrophile |
| quote: | Originally posted by R!CH
this already happens. really the ones who benefit here are the state coffers, police/court/corrections systems and amateur horticulturalists |
I think it will be kind of how there are big beer breweries and then there are the artisan craft breweries. |
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| R!CH |
| quote: | Originally posted by Electrophile
I think it will be kind of how there are big beer breweries and then there are the artisan craft breweries. |
| quote: | Originally posted by R!CH
Residents would also have the right to cultivate up to 25-square-foot plots of marijuana on private property, but only for personal consumption. |
and with this much real estate, the right know how and a sophisticated enough hydroponic system, you could yield enough og kush/lamb's bread/jack herer to wipe your ass with. it's a beautiful thing. :toocool: |
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| Knowland |
I will support this. Only if voting it on the ballot didn't mean voting for another proposition that WEEDED itself in there. I don't smoke but I know lots do and this would be good for everybody. Of course, don't expect your employer to budge on a drug test if they are federally licensed (security contractors for one). If the fed won't get you one way, it will get you another way.
I've seen houses broken into, people shot and killed over mary jane. It's as pointless as prohibition. This drug needs to be legalized for everybodies sakes. |
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| R!CH |
Federal Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced
June 22, 2009
House Representative Barney Frank along with 16 co-sponsors, has introduced legislation to change federal policy regarding medical marijuana. Bill H.R. 2835 will reschedule marijuana according to the Controlled Substance Act and protect patients in compassionate states from federal arrest and prosecution.
The “Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act” will reschedule marijuana from a schedule one drug to a schedule two drug. The legislation will also protect patients in states that have approved the use of marijuana as a medicine.
Kim Russell, Founder of People United For Medical Marijuana, a political action committee registered with the Florida Division of Elections, had this to say about the bill: “This legislation will confirm what President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder have stated - it is a state’s right to make decisions with regards to medical marijuana. This will ensure patient’s safety from federal arrest and prosecution once we change Florida’s laws.”
A growing body of research confirms the medical benefits of marijuana and its active compound for treating a number of medical conditions. The New England Journal of Medicine has editorialized in favor of marijuana’s medical use. In January, the nation’s second-largest group of physicians, the American College of Physicians, weighed in, also in favor. Since California passed a law legalizing medical marijuana in 1996, 12 more states have followed suit and 15 others have groups aiming to change the laws. Of the 13 states with such laws, four approved them through their legislatures and nine approved them by ballot measures.
some promise on the horizon at the federal level... a long-overdue rescheduling to schedule 2 :cool: |
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| bas |
| quote: | Originally posted by R!CH
+1 people's denial of rights for gays reflect our cultural masculinity and their own sexual insecurities. the same barriers don't exist with smoking bud. how many non-smokers have tried smoking weed? lots. how many heterosexuals besides bas have tried gay sex? i would say none. |
I was in college...I was experimenting...look it doesn't matter okay? |
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| 72hrpartyanimal |
, i'm stoned right now!
but it's for medical purposes, i fell and broke my uterus.:D |
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| Nexxus |
| quote: | Originally posted by Kismet7
its a trap! :p |
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| R!CH |
Medical marijuana moves mainstream
By Dana Hull
Mercury News
Posted: 06/29/2009 08:00:00 PM PDT
Updated: 06/29/2009 10:19:33 PM PDT
David Goldman has a chronic headache, but help is on the way. A driver arrives at his apartment and rings the doorbell, checks Goldman's ID card, then hands over a small bag of marijuana.
"It's really nice to have the convenience of delivery," said Goldman, a retired teacher who orders medicinal marijuana about once a week from the Green Cross, a medical marijuana delivery service. "I trust their product, and their prices are competitive."
As Californians consider legalizing marijuana, the Green Cross in San Francisco is a signal of just how mainstream pot has become. In some ways, the medical marijuana dispensary is just like any other retail business: It takes credit cards; it's reviewed on Yelp; and it promises delivery within an hour — there's even a $10 discount if the pot is late.
"Drivers are clean-cut, professional, and bring your goods in a discreet white paper bag," wrote one Yelp user. "Like ordering a pizza, but, of course, much better," wrote another.
Since November 1996, when California voters passed Proposition 215, medical marijuana has been steadily moving toward mainstream acceptance. Thirteen states, including Maine, Michigan, Montana and New Mexico, have passed laws allowing seriously ill patients access to medical marijuana. The cause has celebrity advocates: singer Melissa Etheridge, who used marijuana to alleviate the effects of chemotherapy, is among those now pushing for its legalization, and television host Montel Williams openly talks about using marijuana to relieve the pain of his multiple sclerosis.
Meanwhile, California's battered economy and $24 billion budget gap is fueling calls for marijuana use to be more widely legalized, as well as taxed like alcohol and cigarettes, a tactic supported by 56 percent of voters, according to an April Field Poll. And a statewide initiative to legalize possession of up to one ounce of marijuana for all Californians 21 and older is expected to go before voters in November 2010.
Currently, only medicinal marijuana is legal and there are about 400 medical marijuana dispensaries in California, including 25 in San Francisco, though none in Santa Clara County.
The Green Cross operates out of founder and owner Kevin Reed's apartment in a large Victorian house at 11th and Howard streets. Here, 19 employees bake brownies and other THC-infused "edibles," stock cabinets with more than 40 different strains of marijuana from a changing menu (an ounce is $310), and assemble orders.
Office workers wearing headsets begin taking orders for medical marijuana and edibles at 10 a.m., when the phones start ringing nonstop. Delivery service starts at noon and ends around 7 p.m., but there's usually a big rush at the end of the day.
Drivers use a fleet of tiny Smart Cars to crisscross the city's hilly streets. On a busy day, a driver will make about 25 deliveries.
"People who don't have health insurance are the people using medical marijuana the most," said Reed, an Alabama native who founded the Green Cross five years ago. "Delivery is key because some of our patients literally cannot get out of their beds. It's like hot pizza to me: Once an order is in, you've got to get it out the door in 20 minutes."
Other dispensaries in California also deliver. But the Green Cross is one of the largest, with about 2,500 active "patients," as they refer to all clients. Some struggle with depression or chronic pain; others have AIDS or cancer.
The Green Cross only delivers within San Francisco city limits. Its client base, however, extends far beyond the city, including 176 patients in San Jose. Drivers typically arrange to meet those patients or their caregivers in the parking lot of the Stonestown mall near Interstate 280.
Santa Clara County's Public Health Department has issued 993 medical marijuana identification cards to date, according to spokeswoman Joy Alexiou.
Reed grew up in Mobile, Ala. He began smoking marijuana — he prefers to call it by its Latin name, cannabis — years ago, after seriously hurting his back in a car accident. At the time he didn't have health insurance, and marijuana was easier to get than pain pills. He moved to California 13 years ago, shortly after voters passed Proposition 215, and has been involved in the medical marijuana movement ever since.
He began the Green Cross with a storefront dispensary in tony Noe Valley, but complaints by neighbors about all the foot traffic in and out eventually shut him down. He tried to open a storefront in Fisherman's Wharf, but other businesses fought the idea, saying it would scare away tourists.
Reed finally decided to sell medical marijuana out of his apartment via delivery service. He first liked the idea because it solved the problem of annoyed neighbors; he quickly learned that it was also a huge hit with customers.
Reed is a stickler for rules: Patients must show him the original recommendation for medical marijuana from their health care professional, and Reed will then verify that the doctor's license is current.
One of Reed's peeves is that most people don't understand the many difference between indica and sativa, the two main strains of marijuana. Indica is commonly used for pain or to induce appetite; Sativa reduces depression and is more stimulating and creatively enhancing. Detailed "Know Your Medication" pamphlets describing various products (type of high, scent/taste) go out to all patients, and all employees must pass an extensive written test.
"I go overboard because I want people to know that this can be done right," said Reed, who smokes about 10 joints a day. "Cannabis is a drug. It has side effects. It's not something that should be readily available to anyone and everyone."
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12718384
lol there's a home delivery service in sf now... i wanna talk to samson! :toocool: |
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| Nerologic |
| quote: | Originally posted by R!CH
i wanna talk to samson! :toocool: |
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