Citizens Outspending Cops On CA Prop 19

I’m sure many have heard about Prop 19, but here is a rough break down:

Legalization of personal marijuana-related activities:

Persons age 21 and older:

  • May possess up to 1 ounce (28 g) of marijuana for personal consumption.
  • May use marijuana in a non-public place such as a residence or a public establishment licensed for on site marijuana consumption.
  • May grow marijuana at a private residence in a space of up to 25 square feet (2.3 m2) for personal use.

Local government regulation of commercial production and sale:

  • Local government may authorize the retail sale of up to 1 ounce of marijuana per transaction, and regulate the hours and location of the business.
  • Local government may authorize larger amounts of marijuana for personal possession and cultivation, or for commercial cultivation, transportation, and sale.
  • Allows for the transportation of marijuana from a licensed premises in one city or county to a licensed premises in another city or county, without regard to local laws of intermediate localities to the contrary.

Imposition and collection of taxes and fees

  • Allows the collection of taxes specifically to allow local governments to raise revenue or to offset any costs associated with marijuana regulation.

Authorization of criminal and civil penalties:

  • Maintains existing laws against selling drugs to a minor and driving under the influence.
  • Maintains an employer’s right to address consumption of marijuana that affects an employee’s job performance.
  • Maintain existing laws against interstate or international transportation of marijuana.
  • Any person who is licensed, permitted, or authorized to sell marijuana, who knowingly sells or gives away marijuana to someone under the age of 21 results in them being banned from owning, operating, or being employed by a licensed marijuana establishment for one year.
  • Any person who is licensed, permitted, or authorized to sell marijuana, who knowingly sells or gives away marijuana to someone older than the age of 18 but younger than 21, shall be imprisoned in county jail for up to six months and fined up to $1,000 per offense.
  • Any person who is licensed, permitted, or authorized to sell marijuana, who knowingly sells or gives away marijuana to someone age 14 to 17, shall be imprisoned in state prison for a period of three to five years.
  • Any person who is licensed, permitted, or authorized to sell marijuana, who knowingly sells or gives away marijuana to someone under the age of 14, shall be imprisoned in state prison for a period of three, five, or seven years

This is all info I pulled off of wikipedia.

Proposition 19 was initialed by a small group of like minded individuals, like Richard Lee – owner of Oaksterdam University, marijuana legalization activist and medical marijuana provider based in Oakland, who got together & informed themselves if the laws & started the movement. They gathered resouces and created the group Just Say Now and appointed members to help drap up the proposal and created a brand to help spread the word.

Together they have raised over 5 times more funds than anti-Prop 19 forces to create awareness and change public outlook on cannabis.

“But freedom is something that speaks to the very core of us all. That’s why regular citizens are giving so much to Prop 19 – even citizens who don’t live in CA. A chance to defeat prohibition in any way possible is a cause many feel the need to get behind, despite the stigma.” Joe Klaire – 420 Times

That shows you just how powerful a united community can be. Let us hope we are able to do the same here.


http://justsaynow.com

http://yeson19.com/about

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_19

http://the420times.com/2010/08/citizens-outspending-cops-on-ca-prop-19/

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