He didn't even mention the boom in tourism this would cause. A breath of fresh air. Thanks.

I would get up and go vote for this amendment, but I'm just too tired and hungry. Mmmmm. Brownies. Somebody flip the Phish record, please.

Getting a ticket makes wayyyy more sense then arresting someone for a bit of pot. The prison system is far too crowded as it is.

I know me too... but i just bought a hammock.

Is this really at the top of California's priorities? Is the pro-cannabis crowd thinking that legalization will fundamentally help their state's economic problems? Seems like it could create a bunch of new ones. It might make the dealers rich, but where's the business model for the communities at large?

Let's not overlook the poorly understood, long-term effects of consumption. Let's not ignore that's it's probably worse than tobacco. Don't forget about the loss of motor control, focus and memory. I, for one, do not want to share the road with a population free to indulge in an unregulated, psychoactive drug.

Thats ok..because anyone doing pot, won't be driving. They'll be at home vegging on the couch, eating brownies.

It will be regulated at the point of becoming law. Put alcohol in the equation...Same point only less coherent than the smoker. Have you ever smoked the evil weed? If you have then you know the difference.

I don't smoke pot, but I've been around people who do - I'd rather be around people that are high than people who are drunk. Really drunk people get really rowdy and just crazy. People who are high, well, they just kinda sit around.

Did you know that 45% of all Automobile accidents are attributed to alcohol. And that alcohol is also a psychotic drug.

what I don't get is how do these guys get away with this when the DEA can step in at any second and repossess anything. It still is not legal under federal law so they can do whatever they want still..

Either way I would like to know if making it legal would fix a lot of things like the economy by the overall wealth that can be made from such a cash crop..or would things go to sh** for a while because its been illegal for so long and everyone would just be smoking tons of it all the time? It definitely wouldn't effect a lot of people though because they're ALREADY smoking it.

p.s. Has anyone else been noticing a large presence of this whole topic of weed though? its everywhere and plime is no exception.

I think it's because times are tough and we need our soporifics and panaceas to sooth us right now. We need it to be legitimized so that we don't have to feel like criminals for our choice of depressant. And we cannot afford the fines and trouble on top of everything else. We just need this one factor of disparity between others who are permitted their cigarettes, alcohol, caffeine, weight-loss pills etc without society persecuting us any further.

first off, freedom doesnt mean getting arrested and caged for years at a time because you smoked a plant in your home. second off you would be surprised how many people smoke and how little of a long term effect there is, and on a side note this stereo type of people who smoke pot are veggitating hippies with poor hygiene is ignorent point blank. in this time in our world we should be rising above these petty ways of thinking and do somthing for the better of the people. and as for weed being worse then tabacco is also VERY ignorent. nothing is done to weed before it is consumed where as LEGALY tobacco has thousands of chemicals to alter your health and state of mind. money will be brought in to the state thus increasing its wealth, tourism will also do this. prisons will have more room for REAL crimes. and as for "drug dealers will get rich", if they get rich california gets rich because they are.. TAXING IT!. anyone selling on a major scale will still be arrested if they do not fork over the tax money owed for therer incoming profit so again, nobody will get rich without the state getting rich in the process.

there is NO reason why this shouldent pass, it would help many of people, boost moral and hurt NO ONE. get over this typical stereo type and think about hthis logical with all over crisis's kept in mind. or simply just get over yourselve's.

any typo's on this are from a faulty keyborde and fast typing, NOT from use of marijuana so get that out of your head.

« amcumbe1:Is this really at the top of California's priorities? Is the pro-cannabis crowd thinking that legalization will fundamentally help their state's economic problems? Seems like it could create a bunch of new ones. It might make the dealers rich, but where's the business model for the communities at large?

Let's not overlook the poorly understood, long-term effects of consumption. Let's not ignore that's it's probably worse than tobacco. Don't forget about the loss of motor control, focus and memory. I, for one, do not want to share the road with a population free to indulge in an unregulated, psychoactive drug.
first off, freedom doesnt mean getting arrested and caged for years at a time because you smoked a plant in your home. second off you would be surprised how many people smoke and how little of a long term effect there is, and on a side note this stereo type of people who smoke pot are veggitating hippies with poor hygiene is ignorent point blank. in this time in our world we should be rising above these petty ways of thinking and do somthing for the better of the people. and as for weed being worse then tabacco is also VERY ignorent. nothing is done to weed before it is consumed where as LEGALY tobacco has thousands of chemicals to alter your health and state of mind. money will be brought in to the state thus increasing its wealth, tourism will also do this. prisons will have more room for REAL crimes. and as for "drug dealers will get rich", if they get rich california gets rich because they are.. TAXING IT!. anyone selling on a major scale will still be arrested if they do not fork over the tax money owed for therer incoming profit so again, nobody will get rich without the state getting rich in the process.

there is NO reason why this shouldent pass, it would help many of people, boost moral and hurt NO ONE. get over this typical stereo type and think about hthis logical with all over crisis's kept in mind. or simply just get over yourselve's.

any typo's on this are from a faulty keyborde and fast typing, NOT from use of marijuana so get that out of your head.

Whatever you say, hippie.