California Want to Legalize, Regulate and Tax Marijuana

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by AGDee

It's so ironic to me that there is a push to legalize marijuana while at the same time, it's almost illegal to smoke cigarettes in so many places. With the tobacco companies losing law suits like the one in the other current thread, I can't see a company taking on the liability of selling marijuana legally. It's not that I'm opposed to the legalization of marijuana, because I'm not, but the seemingly opposite pushes happening at the same time strike me as odd.

I think it would be interesting if the state grew it and sold it. A consumer would know exactly what they are getting, since it is regulated, the state would control production and distribution. Maybe even have designated places to toke, so those who don't want to inhale can be dope free.

Kind of like home brew, one can make a certain amount for personal use, but not for commercial purposes.

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

I think it would be interesting if the state grew it and sold it. A consumer would know exactly what they are getting, since it is regulated, the state would control production and distribution. Maybe even have designated places to toke, so those who don't want to inhale can be dope free.

Kind of like home brew, one can make a certain amount for personal use, but not for commercial purposes.

If I remember correctly, that may be another part of the legalization debate. Thiat is, would it be sold commercially OTC or would pharmaceutical companies sell it for the medicinal purposes? Then I think one would have to consider how to tax it if one of those angles were to be selected. That is partially why the gov't won't do weed the same way they did cigarettes and alchohol because of the medicinal properties attributed to it. They realize that there is money to be made in it, but how?