California’s Budget Solution: Legalize Marijuana

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San Francisco Assemblyman Tom Ammiano proposed a bill this week that would decriminalize and legalize the sale of marijuana to adults 21 and over in California.  The tax revenues would generate more than a billion dollars annually for our cashed-starved state.  A perfectly plausible and sensible solution really, but sure to be met with resistance from the federal government’s prohibition policy on cannabis.  However, Ammiano said federal officials may be receptive to such changes under the administration of President Barack Obama.  

Imagine the boon to tourism in our state if this happens too.  Buy a ticket to Disneyland and a bag of weed. The Magic Kingdom awaits.

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15 Responses to “California’s Budget Solution: Legalize Marijuana”


  1. 1 katarokkar March 1, 2009 at 4:21 am

    Not to mention the millions (or billions) that would be saved on law enforcement, court, and prison costs. It’s likely this could even create jobs and be a nice “supplementary” stream of income for small businesses.

  2. 6 SWEDISH OF THE SWEDISH March 24, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    IM IN SWEDAN AND I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE A GREAT ATTRACTION FOR ME AND MY SWEDISH POTHEADS.

    SINCERILY,
    SWEWDISH OF THE SWEDISH
    SEE YOU SOON YA

  3. 8 JustSmokeIt420 April 13, 2009 at 1:55 pm

    GREATEST IDEA EVER!
    SMOKE WEED EVERYDAY!

  4. 9 Juntius April 16, 2009 at 6:28 pm

    I’m moving back..

    :)

    i’ll set up a donut shop!

  5. 11 Thomas May 19, 2009 at 9:43 am

    YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS f&*$’n finally

  6. 12 Chief 101 October 28, 2009 at 3:05 pm

    all of u people are insane! Think about what it does to u. A overdose and u can get addicted,suffer panic attacks,get cancer,ur immune system will be weaker permanently,mood and personality changes, rapid lung destruction, u can lose the ability to learn and retain information,ETC… Stop thinking about money for one second u greedy bastards.

  7. 13 chief 102 December 21, 2009 at 8:20 am

    dude your fuckin retarded it’s phisically impossible to overdose on marijuana

  8. 14 lloboy December 21, 2009 at 11:38 am

    when do we get the opp. to make our own choice about what we put into our bodies.it will grow with out help you can just pick it and go ,the drug companies can’t corner it,and let us not forget the basis of it’s illegal statis are racially based ,do some real research you will find that it is in some people’s best finacial interist to keep it illegal,but it is in everyones best interist to stop the fight and do whats right.


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