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The first step to legalize marijuana in California could happen Tuesday.
Lawmakers will vote on Assembly Bill 390 — legislation to tax and regulate marijuana. The assembly’s Public Safety Committee is expected to vote after a hearing that begins at 9 a.m. hearing in Sacramento.
The bill, authored by San Francisco Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, would essentially treat pot the same way alcohol is treated under the law and would allow adults over 21 to possess, smoke and grow marijuana.
1. The law would also call for a fee of $50 per ounce sold and would help fund drug eradication and awareness programs.
2. It could help pull California out of debt, supporters say, raising up to $990 million from the fees.
Really? So…what is it. Is the program to fund (how ironic) “drug eradication and awareness programs” or is it to make $$ to help deflate the state’s deficit?
Feel-good double-talk. California politicians are so good at it. (not.)
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Well, as soon as they all get stoned, they won’t care that they are broke!
“Hey man, can I pay my fee in pot?” It should be interesting to see if California will actually collect much revenue from this. I’d imagine that most users will grow their own hence no tax money rolling (pardon the pun) into the state’s coffers.