News (Media Awareness Project) - US CA: PUB LTE: Regulate, Tax Pot |
| Title: | US CA: PUB LTE: Regulate, Tax Pot |
| Published On: | 2005-01-22 |
| Source: | Oakland Tribune, The (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-17 02:30:43 |
REGULATE, TAX POT
OAKLAND VOTERS got it right when they passed Measure Z by 65 percent in
November -- making private, adult marijuana offenses law enforcement's
lowest priority and asking the city to tax and regulate adult sales of
cannabis as soon as possible.
When this policy is adopted at the state level, it will enable local law
enforcement agencies to concentrate their limited funds against violent and
serious crime at an annual savings of $150 million.
When we finally begin to tax and regulate the market for marijuana like
alcohol, it will drastically cut street dealing and generate about $2
billion of new tax revenue.
Oakland voters are smart, and they deserve smart policies and leadership in
Sacramento. It's time to put the taxation and regulation of marijuana on
the table in this state budget debate.
Mikki Norris
El Cerrito
OAKLAND VOTERS got it right when they passed Measure Z by 65 percent in
November -- making private, adult marijuana offenses law enforcement's
lowest priority and asking the city to tax and regulate adult sales of
cannabis as soon as possible.
When this policy is adopted at the state level, it will enable local law
enforcement agencies to concentrate their limited funds against violent and
serious crime at an annual savings of $150 million.
When we finally begin to tax and regulate the market for marijuana like
alcohol, it will drastically cut street dealing and generate about $2
billion of new tax revenue.
Oakland voters are smart, and they deserve smart policies and leadership in
Sacramento. It's time to put the taxation and regulation of marijuana on
the table in this state budget debate.
Mikki Norris
El Cerrito
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