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Poster from 1972 Open the time machine door, Scotty; in a strange turn of events, when cannabis legalization was on the ballot back in 1972, it was also Prop. 19. According to Ballotpedia, The official ballot summary was, “Removes state penalties for personal use. Proposes a statute which would provide that no person eighteen years or older shall be punished
Read moreThe first story out of Humboldt County about the possible effects of the Tax Cannabis initiative painted growers as anti-legalization (and, of course, some are). However, a large number–over half in my experience–are pro legalization. HuMMAP (Humboldt Medical Marijuana Advisory Panel), an organization of growers and business people, consists almost entirely of people who–for various reasons– see the need for
Read more[broken link deleted] A friend sent this to me saying, “I watched it thinking of our home and the changes & struggles we may be facing. I cried a little… I’m afraid. I see a culture and a way of life being pushed out & I can’t be angry because it’s righting a wrong. [But] I don’t want this to
Read moreBright Spot Frequent Photo Could the Emerald Triangle’s Marijuana business overshadow Napa Valley as one of the foremost tourist venues in California? An article in the Daily Caller (a Conservative news site), cites Aaron Smith, head of the Marijuana Policy Project based out of Washington, DC, ““[Legalization] will launch the birth of legal multi-billion dollar industry, that some think could
Read moreSign of the times now but, as the song says, “The times, they are a changin’.” By Elaine Hamby Yesterday, Attorny General Eric Holder announced to new guidelines for Federal prosecutors in relation to “ Investigations and Prosecutions in States Authorizing the Medical Use of Marijuana “. In it, the prosecutors are told they “ should not focus federal resources
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