Schwarzenegger Urges a Study on Legalizing Marijuana Use Published: May 6, 2009 LOS ANGELES — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday that the discussion over whether to legalize and tax marijuana for recreational use in California would benefit from a large-scale study, including international case comparisons, to show the possible impact of such a change. Max Whittaker/Reuters Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Pressure to mend the state’s fractured budget along with growing public support of marijuana legalization moved him to support such a study, Mr. Schwarzenegger said. “I think it’s time for a debate,” he said. “I think all of those ideas of creating extra revenues; I’m always for an open debate on it. And I think we ought to study very carefully what other countries are doing that have legalized marijuana and other drugs. What effect did it have on those countries?” A Field Poll from April showed 56 percent of the state’s registered voters in support of legalizing and taxing marijuana for recreational use to fill some of the budget deficit. Mr. Schwarzenegger told reporters at a fire-safety event in Davis, Calif., that he did not support sweeping legalization, but that more information would help. Marijuana advocates said the governor’s invitation to have a discussion at all was a landmark. “What stands out about Gov. Schwarzenegger’s comment is not that he thought it, but that he said it,” said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. “There has been enormous fear at a political level about saying out loud and on the record that we should think about this.” Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, Democrat of San Francisco, introduced legislation in February that would legalize the cultivation and sale of marijuana for recreational use. Mr. Ammiano’s proposal has been shelved this session, but he has said he would reintroduce it next year. Sales could raise $1.2 billion to $1.34 billion in annual tax revenue, some estimates say. But that would be little salve for the state’s deficit, which could reach $20 billion in 15 months if ballot initiatives proposed by the governor do not pass, said Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, Republican of Irvine. Mr. DeVore said he did not support legalizing marijuana, and was surprised to hear the governor’s comments. “I think this shows the governor’s growing desperation over the budget,” Mr. DeVore said https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5tb5jCduQU cool
lol. I don't really even like pot, however I would be more inclined to smoke it more often if it was legal.
I know I would. I used to love it, way back. But after a while, it got to where no matter how good the stuff was, I'd just get paranoid or start shooting my mouth off about bizarre shit that I had no idea about. It's been so long since I did it, I might really like it again. I don't know. But I wish they would. There's a legal way to get just about any sort of high...but not like weed. Cocaine and weed just have no legal analogs, in my experience.
they said if they ever did that it would most likely have the same restrictions as alcohol. Which IMO is a good idea. -Not while driving -Not under 21 -Not in peoples faces in public etc.
I wonder how they'd test drivers...especially if you just got high and it hasn't made its way into your urine...would they stick you?
They can and do swab test for THC, at least in Australia and in some states in the US I believe. Not sure on specifics, but I know they do it much like they test for blood alcohol levels.
its legal in Cali with a prescription and decriminalized in Colorado---u can posses up to an ounce---its called the alcohol-marijuana parity act---you cant drink beer in public so u cant smoke pot in public --you cant drink and drive so you cant smoke and drive--its getting better in the progresive states-now in Nevada you cant even have a joint without getting busted so still a long way to go
why do all the legalization articles include taxing it? i rather it stay illegal instead of it being legal and taxed. fuck that
i dont think folks pushing for legalization even think about the tax implications.. or they think about it as a plus.. http://www.hipforums.com/newforums/showthread.php?t=372645&f=229
watch and see, they will want a tax stamp to legally grow your own and they will tax it from every single angle they possibly can and if you dont pay the taxes your ass will still wind up in jail. sure that wont be in the INITIAL law that legalizes it but with each passing budget they will add a little more to the taxation and regulation of it. in the end it will be a consumers nightmare of being taxed to death all to avoid a little fine IF your caught in possession now..
legalizing marijuana has always had its downsides. im much more in support for decriminalization, as it is better for the user
