Forget Taxing Marijuana; The Real Money's In Cocaine
Mar 17th, 2010 · A Harvard economist estimates how much revenue each state would raise by legalizing and taxing illicit drugs.
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Kids More Apt To Abuse Household Products Than Pot
Mar 12th, 2010 · By age 12, 6.9 percent of kids have gotten high by sniffing common chemicals around the house, compared with just 1.4 percent having tried marijuana, government data show.
Will Legalizing Pot Solve Calif. Budget Woes?
Feb 12th, 2010 · By at least one estimate, California's largest cash crop is not milk, cheese, or oranges, it's marijuana. Some advocates say legalizing pot — and taxing it — could be a way out of the state's financial woes, and they recently secured enough signatures for a ballot initiative to do just that. But how much revenue a legal pot industry generates would depend on how prices are set.
Pro-Marijuana Group Cites Progress In California
Jan 28th, 2010 · Backers of a California initiative to legalize marijuana said they would submit far more signatures Thursday than needed to qualify the measure for the November ballot. Volunteers intended to submit about 700,000 signatures collected across all 58 California counties, campaign spokesman Dan Newman said.
Cheech And Chong Reunite, At Long Last
Jan 28th, 2010 · Cheech and Chong, the famous stoner comedy duo, have reunited for their first tour in more than 25 years. Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong released their first comedy albums in the 1970s, with routines about hippies, sex and most notably, their love of marijuana. Marin and Chong talk with NPR's Neal Conan about their "Get It Legal" tour, their friendship and what brought them back together after so many years.
L.A. City Council Votes To Close Most Pot Clinics
Jan 26th, 2010 · The ordinance, approved 9-3, will cap the number of medical marijuana clinics in Los Angeles at 70. It also requires dispensaries to be at least 1,000 feet from schools, parks and other public gathering spots.
California Supreme Court Bolsters Protection For Marijuana Users
Jan 22nd, 2010 · California's highest court struck down limits on the amount of marijuana that authorized medical users can grow or possess.
L.A. Close To Curbing Pot Dispensaries
Jan 20th, 2010 · The Los Angeles City Council is close to passing an ordinance to limit the number of medical marijuana dispensaries. As many as 1,000 have cropped up since the state legalized the medicinal use of the drug, but the new ordinance will cut that number to 70, and require that they be at least 1,000 feet away from schools, parks and other public gathering spots.
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