jct74
11-09-2016, 12:07 AM
California Legalizes Marijuana
Six states have now decided to tolerate cannabis consumption without a doctor's note.
Jacob Sullum
Nov. 8, 2016
Today, two decades after California became the first state to legalize marijuana for medical use, voters in that state finally got around to letting people consume cannabis for fun. With 16 percent of precincts reporting, California's legalization initiative, Proposition 64, was favored by 56 percent of voters, and A.P. is calling the race.
California is by far the most populous state to legalize marijuana. Approval of Proposition 64, which creates an uninterrupted pot-friendly zone along the West Coast, by itself more than triples the number of Americans who live in jurisdictions that see fit to tolerate cannabis consumption without a doctor's note. That development will dramatically increase pressure on Congress to accommodate states' rejection of marijuana prohibition.
Proposition 64 lets adults 21 or older possess up to an ounce of marijuana in public, share up to an ounce at a time with other adults, and grow up to six plants at home, where they may keep the produce of those plants. Those provisions take effect right away.
The initiative charges the California Department of Food and Agriculture with overseeing marijuana growers, the Department of Public Health with overseeing manufacturers and testing facilities, and the Department of Consumer Affairs with overseeing distributors and retailers. The departments are supposed to begin issuing licenses in 2018.
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http://reason.com/blog/2016/11/08/california-legalizes-marijuana
Six states have now decided to tolerate cannabis consumption without a doctor's note.
Jacob Sullum
Nov. 8, 2016
Today, two decades after California became the first state to legalize marijuana for medical use, voters in that state finally got around to letting people consume cannabis for fun. With 16 percent of precincts reporting, California's legalization initiative, Proposition 64, was favored by 56 percent of voters, and A.P. is calling the race.
California is by far the most populous state to legalize marijuana. Approval of Proposition 64, which creates an uninterrupted pot-friendly zone along the West Coast, by itself more than triples the number of Americans who live in jurisdictions that see fit to tolerate cannabis consumption without a doctor's note. That development will dramatically increase pressure on Congress to accommodate states' rejection of marijuana prohibition.
Proposition 64 lets adults 21 or older possess up to an ounce of marijuana in public, share up to an ounce at a time with other adults, and grow up to six plants at home, where they may keep the produce of those plants. Those provisions take effect right away.
The initiative charges the California Department of Food and Agriculture with overseeing marijuana growers, the Department of Public Health with overseeing manufacturers and testing facilities, and the Department of Consumer Affairs with overseeing distributors and retailers. The departments are supposed to begin issuing licenses in 2018.
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read more:
http://reason.com/blog/2016/11/08/california-legalizes-marijuana