Posts Tagged legal pot
The 8 Most Absurd Excuses for Trying to Defeat Legal Pot.
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 19, 2010
As California gets set to vote on Prop 19 – an initiative to legalize marijuana statewide – some people’s minds are being completely blown, man. But it’s not the people smoking the stuff, it’s the people trying to keep it banned.www.alternet…
The 8 Most Absurd Excuses for Trying to Defeat Legal Pot
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 19, 2010
As California gets set to vote on Prop 19 – an initiative to legalize marijuana statewide – some people’s minds are being completely blown, man! But it’s not the people smoking the stuff, it’s the people trying to keep it banned…..www.alte…
Watch: "The Flower" What a Legal Pot Economy Would Look Like
Posted by admin in Comics & Animation on July 30, 2010
A short animated parable from award winning artist Haik Hoisington “The Flower” contrasts a utopian society that freely farms and consumes a pleasure giving flower with a society where the same flower is illegal and its consumption is prohibited. The…
Wal-Mart worker, fired for legal pot smoking, sues.
Posted by admin in Political News on July 4, 2010
A Michigan man has sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc for firing him after he tested positive for medical marijuana he was using legally to treat pain from an inoperable brain tumor and sinus cancer.www.reuters.com
Plummeting Marijuana Prices Create A Panic In Calif.
Legal pot, under the guise of the California’s medical marijuana laws, has spurred a rush of new competition. As a result, the wholesale price of pot grown in California is plunging, worrying growers and dealers. “There’s a tremendous amount of concern, borderlining on fear,” says a former underground grower who now cultivates medical marijuana.
Ahead of state-wide vote, Calif. legal pot battle heats up
Posted by admin in Political News on March 29, 2010
Far from being a war between hippies and police, the fight to legalize marijuana in California centers on whether decriminalizing and taxing cannabis can help fill the state’s fiscal hole.
Planting the Seed for Legal Pot
Posted by admin in Political News on January 12, 2010
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.
Marijuana Stores Outnumber Starbucks In Denver
Posted by admin in Political News on January 7, 2010
Selling legal pot is a booming business. Denver now has more medical-marijuana shops than Starbucks locations.
Medical marijuana’s high society
A pictorial essay on the growers, sellers and users of legal pot. Photographs by Robyn Twomey
Oakland to tax marijuana to fill budget shortfall
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on July 22, 2009
Legal pot club owners see plan as a way to legitimize their businesses.
California tax board: Legal pot could generate $1.4 billion
Posted by admin in Political News on July 16, 2009
California could see a nearly $1.4 billion per year increase in state revenues were it to legalize marijuana, the state Board of Equalization says in an analysis of pending legislation to to do that.
California tax officials estimate marijuana legalization wou
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on July 16, 2009
Calif. tax officials: Legal pot would bring $1.4BSAN FRANCISCO � A bill to tax and regulate marijuana in California like alcohol would generate nearly $1.4 billion in revenue for the cash-strapped state, according to an official analysis released Wednesday by tax officials.
Legal Pot Would Bring in $1.4B for California
Posted by admin in Political News on July 16, 2009
A California bill to legalize marijuana like alcohol would generate $1.4 billion in revenue alone for the cash-strapped state, according to an official analysis released Wednesday. The State Board of Equalization estimates retail sales would bring $990 million from a $50-per-ounce fee and $392 million in sales taxes, plus add’l enforcement savings.
Calif tax officials: Legal pot would rake in $1.4B
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on July 15, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – California tax officials say a state proposal to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol would generate nearly $1.4 billion in revenue.
A State Board of Equalization report released Wednesday estimates marijuana retail sales would bring $990 million from a $50-per-ounce fee and $392 million in sales taxes.
Legal pot could generate $1.4 bil in revenue, tax board says
Posted by admin in Political News on July 15, 2009
California could see a nearly $1.4 billion per year increase in state revenues were it to legalize marijuana, the state Board of Equalization says in an analysis of pending legislation to to do that.
Tight Laws Keep Police Unaware Of Legal Pot
Due to tight privacy regulations built into Colorado law, few people know the names of medical marijuana caregivers or how many people are certified to provide the drug in the state. In fact, the law makes it so difficult to identify the people who can legally provide marijuana that the Boulder County Drug Task Force doesn’t know who they are.
Legal Pot in California in 2010? “Oaksterdam” the Model
Pot entrepreneur Richard Lee envisions a professional marijuana industry much like the one that exists in Amsterdam.
California: Let’s Vote On It – Legal Pot On Ballot In 2010
Backers of the Control, Regulate and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010, the first major statewide initiative designed to legalize marijuana for personal use, say they are preparing to get the issue on the November 2010 ballot.
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