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California's highly publicized program to legalize the mercantile growing and sale of cannabis is becoming enough worth mentioning company!
Several bills - House Bill 2929 and Senate Bill 1801, which were recently introduced in the Massachusetts legislature - are intended to "tax and regulate the cannabis industry"
According to their specifications it will be possible to organize legal commercial production and distribution of marijuana for adults over 21 years of age. Like California's proposition, they would inhibit licensing requisitions and excise taxes on the retail sale of cannabis. To some premeditated estimations, these taxes could receive nearly $100 million in annual state revenue.
Only those who use or cultivate marijuana for individual interest and are involved in the non-profit transfer of cannabis will be released from taxation under the law. http://www.cantaxreg.com will provide you more detailed information on the question. If you live in Massachusetts, we compel you to address your elected officials in support of H. 2929 and S. 1801 by going here.
As far as former NORML Board Member Richard Evans, who benefited in compilation the significant legislation is concerned that insignificant whisperings and rumors about the necessity to prohibit the legalization now leads to more evident public discussion about how to replace it.
"Those who consider themselves leaders in government and the media have the obligation to either show how prohibition can be made to work, or join in the exploration of alternatives,"- he added
Massachusetts is probably the most suitable place to discuss it, because last November 65 percent of voters acknowledged a statewide interlocutory reclassifying marijuana possession as a fine-only offense under state law. Can we expect the same figure from Bay State voters? Soon cards will be shown. |