Please help me support RE-INTRODUCE HR 5843 in the 111th Congress! A FED BILL to Allow Responsible Adults to use Cannabis Come join my cause:
RE-INTRODUCE HR 5843 in the 111th Congress! A FED BILL to Allow Responsible Adults to use Cannabis!
You will be able to recruit friends, raise money, and add a profile badge to show your support! Check this out ya'll! Every time people find a moment to say what they want done with this country~ the Number ONE response is Legalize Cannabis!!
Just look at California- they project (when the votes come in and it is legalized) within the first year they will have over $1 Billion dollars for the state (An economic analysis by California NORML estimates that a legal, statewide retail market for cannabis could generate additional revenues totaling some $12 to $18 billion dollars per year.); and that is a modest estimate considering if we are not adding people to our jail systems- which some speculate would project approximately over $50 BILLION dollars in ONE year!
Amazing huh?..(Legalization of cannabis is currently the number one cause on Causes, and it was the number one item on change. org AND change. gov. Also worth checking out: MPP on youtube. It is the 10th most suscribed to channel on youtube- MPP= Marijuana Policy Project, and you can follow them on twitter: http:..//twitter. com/..MarijuanaPolicy) ps If you havnt checked it out yet:
http:..//twitter. com/..lizblackstone
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Showing posts with label California. Show all posts
Showing posts with label California. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
California: Assemblyman Introduces Measure To Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
California:
Assemblyman Introduces Measure To Regulate Marijuana Like AlcoholProposal Will Raise Over $1.3 Billion Per Year, State's Tax Collection Agency Says Bill Is The First Of Its Kind Since California Outlawed Cannabis In 1913!
San Francisco: State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) introduced legislation this week to legalize and regulate the commercial production and sale of cannabis for adults age 21 or over.
The proposal – Assembly Bill 390: The Marijuana Control, Regulation and Education Act – is the first bill ever to be introduced in the California legislature that seeks to tax and control the sale of cannabis.
Ammiano introduced AB 390 at a press conference Monday. Joining the assemblyman in support of the measure were Betty Yee, Chairwoman of the California Board of Equalization (Taxation), Oakland City Council member Rebecca Kaplan, Orange County Superior Court Judge James P. Gray (retired), and Dale Gieringer, Coordinator of California NORML, which provided legislative text and financial analysis for the bill.
"With the state in the midst of an historic economic crisis, the move toward regulating and taxing marijuana is simply common sense," Ammiano said. "This legislation would generate much needed revenue for the state, restrict access to only those over 21, end the environmental damage to our public lands from illicit crops, and improve public safety by redirecting law enforcement efforts to more serious crimes. California has the opportunity to be the first state in the nation to enact a smart, responsible public policy for the control and regulation of marijuana." Local news anchors from CBS, ABC, NBC, and PBS television covered the press conference. National stories regarding Ammiano's bill have appeared in USA Today, as well as on Air America and CNN.
As introduced, AB 390 would raise over $1.3 billion in annual revenue by taxing the retail production and sale of marijuana, according to financial estimates provided by the California Board of Equalization. An economic analysis by California NORML estimates that a legal, statewide retail market for cannabis could generate additional revenues totaling some $12 to $18 billion dollars per year.
The noncommercial cultivation of marijuana for personal use – defined as ten plants or fewer – would not be subject to taxation under the proposal. In addition, AB 390 would not alter existing legislation on the use of medicinal cannabis, nor would it impose new taxes or sanctions on the medical cultivation of cannabis.
A recent Zogby poll of 1,053 likely voters, commissioned by California NORML and Oaksterdam University, reported that nearly six out of ten respondents on the west coast favor taxing and legally regulating cannabis like alcohol."
This bill is a winning proposition for California taxpayers," Gieringer said. "It's time that California stops wasting resources trying to enforce marijuana prohibition, and instead realizes the tax benefits derived from a legal, regulated cannabis market."
For more information, please contact Dale Gieringer, California NORML Coordinator, at (415) 563-5858, or Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director, at: http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vdXMubWM1ODYubWFpbC55YWhvby5jb20vbWMvY29tcG9zZT90bz1wYXVsQG5vcm1sLm9yZw==. Additional information on AB 390, as well as contact information for the California Assembly, is available at:
http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vY2Fwd2l6LmNvbS9ub3JtbDIvaXNzdWVzL2FsZXJ0Lz9hbGVydGlkPTEyNzU4ODk2.
Assemblyman Introduces Measure To Regulate Marijuana Like AlcoholProposal Will Raise Over $1.3 Billion Per Year, State's Tax Collection Agency Says Bill Is The First Of Its Kind Since California Outlawed Cannabis In 1913!
San Francisco: State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) introduced legislation this week to legalize and regulate the commercial production and sale of cannabis for adults age 21 or over.
The proposal – Assembly Bill 390: The Marijuana Control, Regulation and Education Act – is the first bill ever to be introduced in the California legislature that seeks to tax and control the sale of cannabis.
Ammiano introduced AB 390 at a press conference Monday. Joining the assemblyman in support of the measure were Betty Yee, Chairwoman of the California Board of Equalization (Taxation), Oakland City Council member Rebecca Kaplan, Orange County Superior Court Judge James P. Gray (retired), and Dale Gieringer, Coordinator of California NORML, which provided legislative text and financial analysis for the bill.
"With the state in the midst of an historic economic crisis, the move toward regulating and taxing marijuana is simply common sense," Ammiano said. "This legislation would generate much needed revenue for the state, restrict access to only those over 21, end the environmental damage to our public lands from illicit crops, and improve public safety by redirecting law enforcement efforts to more serious crimes. California has the opportunity to be the first state in the nation to enact a smart, responsible public policy for the control and regulation of marijuana." Local news anchors from CBS, ABC, NBC, and PBS television covered the press conference. National stories regarding Ammiano's bill have appeared in USA Today, as well as on Air America and CNN.
As introduced, AB 390 would raise over $1.3 billion in annual revenue by taxing the retail production and sale of marijuana, according to financial estimates provided by the California Board of Equalization. An economic analysis by California NORML estimates that a legal, statewide retail market for cannabis could generate additional revenues totaling some $12 to $18 billion dollars per year.
The noncommercial cultivation of marijuana for personal use – defined as ten plants or fewer – would not be subject to taxation under the proposal. In addition, AB 390 would not alter existing legislation on the use of medicinal cannabis, nor would it impose new taxes or sanctions on the medical cultivation of cannabis.
A recent Zogby poll of 1,053 likely voters, commissioned by California NORML and Oaksterdam University, reported that nearly six out of ten respondents on the west coast favor taxing and legally regulating cannabis like alcohol."
This bill is a winning proposition for California taxpayers," Gieringer said. "It's time that California stops wasting resources trying to enforce marijuana prohibition, and instead realizes the tax benefits derived from a legal, regulated cannabis market."
For more information, please contact Dale Gieringer, California NORML Coordinator, at (415) 563-5858, or Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director, at: http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vdXMubWM1ODYubWFpbC55YWhvby5jb20vbWMvY29tcG9zZT90bz1wYXVsQG5vcm1sLm9yZw==. Additional information on AB 390, as well as contact information for the California Assembly, is available at:
http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vY2Fwd2l6LmNvbS9ub3JtbDIvaXNzdWVzL2FsZXJ0Lz9hbGVydGlkPTEyNzU4ODk2.
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