California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says it's time for a debate on whether to legal
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DAVIS, Calif. -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says it's time for a debate on whether to legalize marijuana, though he says he's not supporting the idea.
Schwarzenegger spoke Tuesday in Davis during an event to promote wildfire safety. He warns against making potentially harmful decisions just to raise money and says some countries that have decriminalized pot have had negative experiences.
Democratic state Assemblyman Tom Ammiano says legalizing marijuana for adults over age 21 and taxing it at $50 per ounce would bring the state more than $1 billion a year. He has a bill in the Legislature but has delayed seeking approval until next year.
California became the first state to legalize the medical use of marijuana in 1996. A dozen other states now have similar laws.
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what country has had negative effects?
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Originally Posted by verklingen
instead of setting out to connect all the dots, the intent of zen is seeing the dots, letting them connect and then seeing how oneself connects to them.
"Knowledge speaks, wisdom listens" Hendrix
"A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger"- words to live by
"She's either Puerto Rican, or the same thing as Cuban, I mean they are all very hot. They have the, you know, part of the black blood in them and part of the Latino blood in them that together makes it." -on California Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia, the lone Latina Republican in the Legislature
. . .
"As much as when you see a blonde with great tits and a great ass, you say to yourself, 'Hey, she must be stupid or must have nothing else to offer,' which maybe is the case many times. But then again there is the one that is as smart as her breasts look, great as her face looks, beautiful as her whole body looks gorgeous, you know, so people are shocked." –in an interview with Esquire
So. . . he says out loud what most guys only think.
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some countries that have decriminalized pot have had negative experiences.
I'd like to know too, on what data he's making this statement. And to what degree. Sure there are going to be some people who break whatever laws are put in place to regulate it...BUT, was the overall decriminalization a negative or positive bottom line ?
When Arnold (most politicians) go(s) off script he tends to get his mouth in trouble.
DEAWatch is calling for exposing 'Ahnuld' as a 'faggot' for his recent suggestion that a debate regarding cannabis prohibition be held. They're really going ape$h!t over this. The sparks are flying. Unbelievable... kaptinemo • 5/8/09; 3:34:55 PM #
Someone wrote: "Today you guys at DEA Watch included a piece about Governor Schwarzenegger in Calif (my home state) giving serious thought to bonafiding weed for tax purposes. When I read that garbage I immediately remembered what you wrote in your book back in 1980 about marijuana being legalized not because the pot heads got enough votes to legalize it, but because local governments decided that taxing marijuana consumption would provide billions in new revenue."
Isn't it both interesting and curious that our Administrator who spent 95 percent of her career serving in California has not and does not have a single word to publicly express about the Governor of California giving pro-legalizers carte-blanche to legalize marijuana use in her adopted state?
Our current Administrator got her college degree from a fly-by-night, "Mickey Mouse" college. Her early career was spent spreading her legs on the back seat of any GOV to anyone in DEA above G/S grade to protect her sorry a** from danger... but she ended up marrying a squid Sheriff outside our agency who was the direct supervisor to a DEA squid who put a bullet in his decrepit brain so that no one would learn about his criminal confederates in or associated with our agency.
Michele Leonhart should have immediately demanded timespace on every California TV station within minutes of Arnold's butthole announcement that he is willing to entertain the idea of legalizing marijuana for purpose of taxation... just as he is willing to legalize gay marriage in California for its financial income.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is a faggot. 'Mac' and the other LAPD and SFPD detectives who caught Rock Hunter and other faggots in the act in the 1970's and '80's should come clean and come forward and disclose what they know about Arnold's faggot history. And all of the retired DEA agents who porked out Michele on the back seat of a GOV should tell what they know about this slut who does not have the moral integrity to lead a United States LE agency.
Schwarzenegger Welcomes Debate Over Legalizing Pot
CN Reuters By Steve Gorman May 05, 2009 Los Angeles
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Tuesday he welcomes a public debate on proposals to legalize and tax marijuana, which some suggest could provide a lucrative new revenue source for the cash-strapped state. The Republican governor, whose term in office expires at the end of next year, was asked about the idea of treating pot like alcohol at an appearance in northern California to promote wildfire preparedness. continued...
Ahnold Wants to ‘Debate’ Legalization
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Schwarzenegger: Calif. Should Study Pot Laws
CN Associated Press May 05, 2009 Sacramento
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday that California should study other nations' experiences in legalizing and taxing marijuana, although he is not supporting the idea. He said it's time to debate proposals such as a bill introduced in the state Legislature earlier this year that would treat marijuana like alcohol. continued...
I like what's happening with this "let's debate it" line we keep hearing lately. It's a way for public officials to show interest in the subject without alienating anyone who feels strongly about the issue. [...]
Just Look Who Opposes Prop. 5
October 30th, 2008 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
You can learn a lot about the merits of a proposal by taking a good, hard look at who’s lobbying against it.
Take California’s Proposition 5, the Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act, which would require the diversion of certain non-violent offenders to drug treatment and increase funding for state-sponsored rehabilitation programs. The measure seeks to expand upon the alternative sentencing programs initially enacted by Proposition 36, which is estimated to have saved taxpayers some $1.7 billion dollars and reduced the number of people incarcerated for simple drug possession by one-third. So who would oppose this proposal?
If you guessed: the folks who make their living arresting non-violent drug offenders, you’d be right! According to the ‘No on 5′ website, the California State Sheriff’s Association, the California Narcotics Officers Association, the California Peace Officers Association, the Police Chiefs of California, and the California District Attorneys Association all oppose Prop. 5.
However, even more disturbing is who’s bankrolling the ‘No on 5′ campaign. According to the Drug Policy Alliance, California’s powerful prison guards union has spent close to $2 million dollars to lobby against the passage of Prop. 5. After all, overcrowded prisons — In 2007, California declared a ’state of emergency’ in the prison system because of the lack of bed space — and more prison construction (in lieu of building additional public high schools and state colleges) are a financial windfall for prison guards, even if they spell disaster for everyone else.
In addition to expanding drug treatment in California, Prop. 5 would also reduce minor marijuana possession penalties from a misdemeanor (punishable by a $100 criminal fine with a criminal record) to a non-criminal infraction (punishable by a $100 civil fine with no criminal record). Now who would be against that?
If you answered: the folks who make their living by possessing a monopoly on the sale of legal intoxicants, you’d be correct! According to the DPA, the California Beer and Beverage Distributors have donated $100,000 to the ‘No on 5′ campaign. Could it be that the alcohol lobby is fearful of the day when they will have to legally compete with a natural product that is remarkably safe, non-toxic, and won’t leave you with a hangover? Do we even have to ask?
So now that you know who’s against Prop. 5, why not examine who is lobbying for it. That list would include the California Nurses Association, California Society of Addiction Medicine, the California League of Women Voters, and the California Academy of Family Physicians.
In short, those who have dedicated their lives to helping others in need are backing Prop. 5, while those who have dedicated their careers to destroying people’s lives (or who promote a product that does) vehemently oppose it. You do the math.
In today's version, we have Jerry Brown, Pete Wilson, Gray Davis, George Deukmejian, and Arnold Schwarzenegger coming together to oppose Prop 5, a common sense ballot initiative that seeks to effectively and intelligently tackle the chronic problems facing California's deeply flawed criminal justice system.
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Here is one of three key South American ex-leaders who say the time to legalize weed is now and we (the US) need to play if the violence is ever going to deescalate.
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Here is one of three key South American ex-leaders who say the time to legalize weed is now and we (the US) need to play if the violence is ever going to deescalate.
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