02-25-2015, 10:07 AM
ALASKA BECOMES THIRD STATE TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA
Ramsey was on the right track in post #9.
Legalizing and taxing marijuana won't take the country out of debt (unless it becomes legal on a federal level at some point), but it can certainly push individual states from deficit to surplus.
Plus, it allows for better allocation of tax dollars that are currently wasted on law enforcement pursuing marijuana arrests and incarcerating those who are convicted.
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Yesterday, Alaska ended prohibition of marijuana in the state, officially putting into effect Ballot Measure 2, approved by 53 percent of state voters in November.
Alaskans age 21 and older may now legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana, grow as many as six marijuana plants in their homes (with no more than three flowering), and possess any additional marijuana produced by those plants.
Shops selling legal recreational marijuana aren't likely to open until 2016, after the state legislature establishes a regulatory framework. State lawmakers have begun introducing legislation to that end.
"State laws allowing adults to use marijuana are becoming less and less of a novelty," said Mason Tvert, communications director for drug policy reform group Marijuana Policy Project. "It won’t be long before it’s the rule instead of the exception nationwide. Colorado and Washington are proving that regulating marijuana works, and soon Alaska will, too.”
Full story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/24...e&ir=Crime
Ramsey was on the right track in post #9.
Legalizing and taxing marijuana won't take the country out of debt (unless it becomes legal on a federal level at some point), but it can certainly push individual states from deficit to surplus.
Plus, it allows for better allocation of tax dollars that are currently wasted on law enforcement pursuing marijuana arrests and incarcerating those who are convicted.
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Yesterday, Alaska ended prohibition of marijuana in the state, officially putting into effect Ballot Measure 2, approved by 53 percent of state voters in November.
Alaskans age 21 and older may now legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana, grow as many as six marijuana plants in their homes (with no more than three flowering), and possess any additional marijuana produced by those plants.
Shops selling legal recreational marijuana aren't likely to open until 2016, after the state legislature establishes a regulatory framework. State lawmakers have begun introducing legislation to that end.
"State laws allowing adults to use marijuana are becoming less and less of a novelty," said Mason Tvert, communications director for drug policy reform group Marijuana Policy Project. "It won’t be long before it’s the rule instead of the exception nationwide. Colorado and Washington are proving that regulating marijuana works, and soon Alaska will, too.”
Full story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/24...e&ir=Crime