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High Times: The Next Five States to Tackle Pot Laws
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:04 pm
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:04 pm
Link to article via NBC
It's crazy to me that hemp cultivation for industrial purposes is just now being considered.
ETA: just realized this way a May 22 article... RA if already posted
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Minnesota a week ago passed a medical marijuana law, and 14 other states have reform bills or ballot initiatives on the table: Arizona, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
Meanwhile, 12 states and the District of Columbia are considering decriminalization: Alabama, Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wyoming.
And 11 states are considering legislation to establish effective medical marijuana programs: Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Hawaii, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Three states are even considering allowing industrial hemp cultivation: Indiana, New York and Tennessee.
It's crazy to me that hemp cultivation for industrial purposes is just now being considered.
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"It’s definitely a clear shift in public attitude on this issue," said Mason Tvert, communications director for the Marijuana Policy Project, a group spearheading the coordination of state efforts. "A lot of legislators are more open, they’re holding more hearings, they’re emboldened."
ETA: just realized this way a May 22 article... RA if already posted
This post was edited on 6/2/14 at 10:06 pm
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:14 pm to rbWarEagle
Legalization will come down to two things only, money and institutional inertia.
Legal weed is a boon for taxes and we all know gov't loves to get as many bites at the tax apple as they can. If they legalized weed in Nola, the state of Louisiana would really be raking it in. LA is a very poor state and not exactly awash with cash. We could use that to build and improve roads, put it into higher education and so on.
Institutional inertia is filling by the wayside as the years pass and more states get this done. The states are flexing their muscles and getting the Feds to back off of this.
Legal weed is a boon for taxes and we all know gov't loves to get as many bites at the tax apple as they can. If they legalized weed in Nola, the state of Louisiana would really be raking it in. LA is a very poor state and not exactly awash with cash. We could use that to build and improve roads, put it into higher education and so on.
Institutional inertia is filling by the wayside as the years pass and more states get this done. The states are flexing their muscles and getting the Feds to back off of this.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:21 pm to Sentrius
Agreed. Money is the main factor that, I'll be be honest, I didn't see coming. I knew it would bring tax revenue but Colorado is rolling in dough. States where tourism is a huge money maker should be the first to keep the ball rolling.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:25 pm to rbWarEagle
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Meanwhile, 12 states and the District of Columbia are considering decriminalization: Alabama, Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wyoming.
Decriminalization in NH tabled until 2015 legislative session.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:29 pm to NHTIGER
That's a shame. We need to get legalization nationwide and move on to bigger and better things with all the money we'll save not fighting a losing battle. Not to mention the money we will make and jobs we will add to the market.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:33 pm to Sentrius
quote:Wow! That is, word for word exactly what they said back when they were arguing for legalization of riverboat gambling.
LA is a very poor state and not exactly awash with cash. We could use that to build and improve roads, put it into higher education and so on
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:34 pm to NHTIGER
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Louisiana
will be one of the last southern states to do it
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:34 pm to HubbaBubba
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riverboat gambling
Personal freedom is personal freedom.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:35 pm to monsterballads
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will be one of the last southern states to do it
That's what lots of people say about FL but medical is going to be on the ballot.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:38 pm to rbWarEagle
The next move should be tax cuts on income, property, etc.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:40 pm to Sentrius
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We could use that to build and improve roads, put it into higher education and so on.
Or give the film industry more tax credits
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:49 pm to monsterballads
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LA will be one of the last southern states to do it
Alabamastan will be the last, so at least you're ahead of us
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:50 pm to Sentrius
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If they legalized weed in Nola, the state of Louisiana would really be raking it in. LA is a very poor state and not exactly awash with cash. We could use that to build and improve roads, put it into higher education and so on.
That's incredibly naive. Look at all the money in Louisiana. We have lots of oil, gas, refineries, agriculture, the MS river, seafood industry, tourism, and lots of Federal $$$ for projects. Yet, like you said we are a poor state. Why would marijuana make that much of a difference? It'll be a much smaller industry than the other industries already mentioned.
The police agencies will grab most of that money (for your protection). The rest will be spent subsidizing select companies through some sort of megafund.
The state loses more $$$ on the film tax credits than it would ever receive in tax revenues from pot sales.
This post was edited on 6/2/14 at 10:59 pm
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:54 pm to rbWarEagle
quote:NJ Legalized Medicinal Marijuana more than 4 years ago.
Minnesota a week ago passed a medical marijuana law, and 14 other states have reform bills or ballot initiatives on the table: Arizona, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:57 pm to HubbaBubba
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Wow! That is, word for word exactly what they said back when they were arguing for legalization of riverboat gambling.
Should be legalized as well.
Why do we give a shite what someone does with their own money?
Posted on 6/2/14 at 11:01 pm to Sentrius
LA voted against decriminalization like a month ago
Posted on 6/2/14 at 11:02 pm to rbWarEagle
quote:I think you hit the nail on the head. Its not just any tax revenue, that will be relatively small, but the savings from not arresting pot heads or incarcerating them... not to mention ruining the earning prospects and general good livelihood of someone caught smoking a joint by the wrong officer.
That's a shame. We need to get legalization nationwide and move on to bigger and better things with all the money we'll save not fighting a losing battle. Not to mention the money we will make and jobs we will add to the market.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 11:03 pm to Stingray
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LA voted against decriminalization like a month ago
Not just decriminalization, but they voted against decriminalization of a strain of doctor prescribed medical marijuana that does not have any euphoric properties.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 11:05 pm to rbWarEagle
The ballot referendum in Florida will pass
Posted on 6/2/14 at 11:09 pm to Sentrius
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Sentrius
As was stated by another poster, it was how naive (or flippantly) you continued with.....
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We could use that to build and improve roads, put it into higher education and so on.
... as if that would actually happen.
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