How to Save California: Legalize Marijuana

[Kodo]

This is new: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/10/20/...cal-marijuana/

The Justice Department told federal prosecutors yesterday to back off medical-marijuana users who comply with state laws.

A memo from Deputy Attorney General David Ogden, affirming a policy disclosed earlier this year, said it was “unlikely to be an efficient use of limited federal resources” to prosecute “individuals with cancer or other serious illnesses who use marijuana as part of a recommended treatment regimen.”

[rappo]

We're really getting somewhere: http://laist.com/2009/10/27/assembly...ld_hearing.php
Even if this hearing doesn't have too much effect, the fact that it's happening is a big step.

[Kodo]

CA is like willy wonka land for weed now

[rappo]

Hahah good, bring all your money to my state please. You know how big of a boom tourism will see if marijuana is legalized here? Man I really hope this shit goes through. Come here and buy weed so I can get a goddamn rail system.



edit: Here are some great articles by a Los Angeles Times writer about medical marijuana in Los Angeles County:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...50,full.column
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...97,full.column

Basically he talks about how big of a joke it is, and how all the formalities of obtaining prescriptions or recommendations for MMJ are pointless - that the best way to handle the situation is legalization.

[Kodo]

i'm still thinking about moving to san diego and making some $$ off mmj before there's too much competition

[rappo]

Yeah it's a huge business if you have the means to grow or have connections for obtaining it. I don't think it's possible to get a permit for a new location in LA now though, you'd have to open one up illegally, like the 600 collectives that the article mentions.

Also to be honest, I think it's a little sad that these MMJ collectives bank off of the sicknesses of people using it It's true that some people might just have an MMID for kicks, but a lot of people use it for their pain, disease, stress, etc. Collectives' prices are really high, and I'm assuming they are turning a big profit because (unfortunately) a lot of them operate with illegal suppliers.

[Kodo]

alec you should do an experiment. investigative journalistic approach - see how easy it is to get a card and join a club

[Kodo]

actually for my film production class i am considering doing a documentary on michigan's medical marijuana status. time to research bleh. i am excited to find out what's going on though, cause i know they are trying to take after california in ways.