Legalization of pot in Calif. would be a process
By Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle
Even if California voters legalize cannabis in 2016, it will take “many years” of patience to figure out how to tax and regulate a multibillion-dollar industry that’s forever been largely underground.
That’s the cautionary conclusion of a thorough examination of what it will take to legalize marijuana in the state, led by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and a panel of academic and law enforcement experts.
“Legalization of marijuana would not be an event that happens in one election,” they wrote in the 93-page Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy report released Wednesday. “Rather, it would be a process that unfolds over many years requiring sustained attention to implementation. That process of legalization and regulation will be dynamic.”
The report offers 58 policy suggestions on the myriad questions raised by legalization — from how and when to tax cannabis to how to determine when users are driving under the influence.
The 1st year pot was legal in Colorado and Washington, they both went to the Super Bowl. What more incentive do we need.
AGGGHHHH!!!! Another one. What kind of fluff, teasing non-reporting is this? If you have nothing to report, please do not give us links to other media where we have to answer a survey, “join for free” (and get spamed forever or buy a subscription to read an “news” article that is not the Lake Tahoe News.
Maybe California could adopt a plan like Co or Wa. They seem to have figured it out.
/There are worse drugs like Heroin and Meth
Alcohol and Tobacco are the real gateway drugs.
Really. Have Gavin hop in the jet we provide him and fly to Denver, then Seattle. This isn’t putting a man on the moon.
Empty the jails, tax it, figure out an easy way to identify impaired drivers, done.
I have the same problem as worldcycle. Unlike most news papers which allow a limited number of accesses per month for links from other sources, the Chronicle has gone to subscription only for its digital site.
Please do not link to articles we can’t read.
Quality of life champ Switzerland has heroin as legal. Meth is legal in this country with a prescription.