Predominating winds in this part of the nation blow in from the west where the next aroma in the air could be the smell of burning marijuana. With enough petitions signed to put the issue on the ballot, it looks like California may be set to vote in the legalization of "pot".
The Tax and Regulate Initiative has far more than the nearly 434,000 signatures needed to make the statewide ballot, said Richard Lee, well-known Oakland medical marijuana entrepreneur and the initiative's main backer. Campaign organizers say they will submit more than 650,000 signatures of registered voters next month.
"People were eager to sign," Lee told the Chronicle. "We heard they were ripping the petitions out of people's hands to do it.
"We'll keep our organizers on the street to keep the momentum going strong, but today we're declaring an overwhelming victory." [NBC Bay Area News]
The proposal would legalize possession of up to one ounce of marijuana for adults 21 and older. Residents could cultivate marijuana gardens up to 25 square feet. City and county governments would determine whether to permit and tax marijuana sales within their boundaries.
A Field Poll conducted in April found that 56 percent of California residents supported legalizing and taxing marijuana to help bridge the state budget deficit.
What smells might greet us on some future Christmas morning if this passes? The aroma of burning leaves or, what the heck, why not throw in a random quote just of the fun of it?
"Oh, the silent majesty of a winter's morn... the clean, cool chill of the holiday air... an a**hole in his bathrobe, emptying a chemical toilet into my sewer..." [Clarke Griswold- National Lampoon's "Christmas Vacation"]
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