Recreational marijuana now legal in 8 states, medical in 28 -- now what?

[KingOrfeo]

From Alternet:

Donald Trump wasn't the only big winner on Tuesday. Marijuana law reform also had a stellar night, with medical marijuana winning in all four states it was on the ballot and marijuana legalization winning four out of five.

Pot legalization won in California (Prop 64), Maine (Question 1), Massachusetts (Question 4), and Nevada (Question 2), losing only in Arizona (Prop 205), where a deep-pocketed opposition led by a hostile sitting governor managed to blunt the reform thrust. Medical marijuana won overwhelmingly in Florida (Amendment 2), the first state in the South to embrace full-blown medical marijuana, as well as in Arkansas (Question 6), Montana (I-182), and North Dakota (Measure 5).

This week's election doubles the number of legal marijuana states from four to eight and brings the number of full-fledged medical marijuana states to 28. It also means some 50 million people just got pot-legal, more than tripling the number of people living in states that have freed the weed.

"This is one of the most significant days in the history of marijuana prohibition and this movement," said Rob Kampia, long-time head of the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), which was behind the legalization initiatives in Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada and which also backed the California initiative. "When four states legalize it, it's a big deal, and California is an even bigger deal. The next time we'll see a day as important as yesterday is when a president signs a bill to end federal marijuana prohibition."

A major question is whether Donald Trump might be that president. During the campaign, he suggested that he would follow President Obama's lead and not interfere with state-level marijuana legalization and regulation (roughly the same position as Hillary Clinton). But his political alliances leave some reformers less than sanguine about a Trump administration.

Neither presidential candidate said much about pot while campaigning, but now Trump will be faced with the question. What will he do?

 

[NeverEndingMe]

yes now what? you are still stupid and on welfare.

From Alternet:



Neither presidential candidate said much about pot while campaigning, but now Trump will be faced with the question. What will he do?

 

[Nezhul]

Well, the next logical step would be recreational xtasy

 

[JackLuis]

If nothing else he could direct the DEA to reschedule MJ to #2 or 3 so research could be done without the bullshit rules.

I'll bet the Feds change the scheduling and add a Federal Tax to off set the tax breaks for the 1%.

 

[Boxlicker101]

If nothing else he could direct the DEA to reschedule MJ to #2 or 3 so research could be done without the bullshit rules.

I'll bet the Feds change the scheduling and add a Federal Tax to off set the tax breaks for the 1%.

Eventually there will be an excise tax about like there is on alcohol or tobacco. I voted for the CA initiative, although I don't expect to to smoke it again.

 

[NeverEndingMe]

Eventually there will be an excise tax about like there is on alcohol or tobacco. I voted for the CA initiative, although I don't expect to to smoke it again.

but how to do fix those like KingofAssHurt retards? give him more oreo's to play with?

 

[KingOrfeo]

Eventually there will be an excise tax about like there is on alcohol or tobacco.

To be collected by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, and Cannabis. Working for which will be a lot less fun than it sounds.

 

[BotanyBoy]

To be collected by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, and Cannabis. Working for which will be a lot less fun than it sounds.

Lot more agencies than that will be collecting taxes.

EPA, USDA, FDA, IRS

Then there are the state agencies taxing the shit.....and then county/municipal taxes.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Lot more agencies than that will be collecting taxes.

EPA, USDA, FDA . . .

They don't collect taxes, do they? Though they might levy fines.

Then there are the state agencies taxing the shit.....and then county/municipal taxes.

Well, I'm sure the liquor makers have to deal with all that too, but they can still make a profit. And I'm sure taxed legal pot will eventually end up cheaper than smuggled and street-dealt pot.

 

[KingOrfeo]

What's interesting is that, so far since Tuesday, I have not heard of any publicly expressed right-wing outrage over this. (Though we might have heard some if Hillary had won.)

 

[patient1]

With Trump leading teens in an anti-drug and alcohol pledge at some rallies, and tough on crime prosecutors Christie and Gulliani in his inner circle, I don't see it happening on their watch.

Maybe the healthcare act will change it to a prescription drug as part of an overall reform.

 

[BotanyBoy]

They don't collect taxes, do they? Though they might levy fines.

I pay many thousands for the privilege of their approval to continue doing bidniz.

You will find most of them are run by Monsanto/ConAgra/big pharma.

Who consequently use these agencies to practically goon for the ubercorps when they want it. From shutting down farmers markets and seed swaps to fining families 300k a day for being on protected wetlands after a heavy rain. Just to seize their land and 'auction' it off to wouldn't you know? ConAgra!! Monsanto!!! No shit.... get it all subsidized and tax exempt after they strong arm grandma in court.

Flawless court record too, they win every single case against family owned farms.

Well, I'm sure the liquor makers have to deal with all that too, but they can still make a profit. And I'm sure taxed legal pot will eventually end up cheaper than smuggled and street-dealt pot.

Yea they just charge the consumer out the ass.

Yea that's not what happened in WA or CO. Which both wound up sitting on over 100 tons of legal shit between the two of them their first year nearly crashing their markets.

Turns out people weren't keen on paying 80 bucks for a gram of 10% THC shake when they could just go to their old dealer and get 3.4g of 25%+ THC top shelf buds for 40-50 bucks. And they had to come up off their 'save the universe by taxing weed' bullshit to get sales going.

No shit...

And it's still simply unnecessary, want to keep more people poor? Pile on the taxes guys, the Army needs more 50,000 dollar pens.

 

[magicalmoments]

The taxation issue will be the sticking point. If pot is legalised people will start growing their own. It grows like a weed and is easy to prepare, any moron could do it. That makes it hard to tax and the revenue gatherers hate that. Unlike tobacco which needs specialist treatment and curing before use and liquor which again needs specialist equipment to make it an time to mature.

If the citizens move from tobacco and liquor to pot the issue will be revenue.

 

[Beco]

From Alternet:



Neither presidential candidate said much about pot while campaigning, but now Trump will be faced with the question. What will he do?

Trump, blurted that he is leaving it up to the States. It's Pence that is opposed to marijuana.

 

[Beco]

If nothing else he could direct the DEA to reschedule MJ to #2 or 3 so research could be done without the bullshit rules.

I'll bet the Feds change the scheduling and add a Federal Tax to off set the tax breaks for the 1%.

Monsanto has patented the first genetically modified strain of marijuana. Once they are in...they lobby, and the big boys take over... They think marijuana will be like cigarettes one day. Packaged and distributed as such

 

[JackLuis]

Trump, blurted that he is leaving it up to the States. It's Pence that is opposed to marijuana.

I get the feeling that Pence is a 16th century man. Sort of a Puritan without the hat.

 

[Beco]

I get the feeling that Pence is a 16th century man. Sort of a Puritan without the hat.

A throwback fo show....good thing Kaine won that debate

 

[BoyNextDoor]

In Massachusetts it is grow your own up to six plants, carry 1oz, possess 10 ozs in the home, smoke in public anywhere cigarettes are smokeable and edibles are all good.

No need for BotanyBoy, RX or Weeds MacKenzie.

 

[BoyNextDoor]

I get the feeling that Pence is a 16th century man. Sort of a Puritan without the hat.

13th .

 

[JackLuis]

Monsanto has patented the first genetically modified strain of marijuana. Once they are in...they lobby, and the big boys take over... They think marijuana will be like cigarettes one day. Packaged and distributed as such

I heard that the Viet's did just that in Viet Nam, I never saw any but I did smoke some "Ruby Queens" which were Viet "Lucky Strikes". Almost make you quit tobacco, as Mitchem said , "They taste Like Stalin's socks!"

We need some Brand Names, and slogans.

"I often find a 'White Widow' satisfying in the evening before dinner."

 

[Hypoxia]

Rec or not, I'll keep my prescription.

Gotta be prudent.