The Regulate Marijuana Like Wine Act of 2012

[SHRED]

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The way I read this it looks as if it includes legalizing the growth of industrial hemp.

Also, here is a part of the initiative I really think knocks the wind out of the "marijuana being sold at 7-11" fear-mongering crowd.
Plus I think it gives the Feds less to fight about:

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(c) The People of the State of California hereby declare that this Act expressly
prohibits the following:

(2)Any and all commercial advertising of the sales, distribution, and use of
marijuana, except for medical marijuana and products that contain less
than one percent THC. This provision shall be enforced hereafter by
penalties to be set forth by the Legislature


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Ballot initiative would tax marijuana like wine

Supporters are gathering signatures for an initiative that would decriminalize marijuana in California for those older than 21. The measure, dubbed the Regulate Marijuana Like Wine Act, would tax and regulate the cultivation, production and sale of cannabis using grape and wine industry standards.

“We’re taking something that’s unregulated and we’re replacing it with a known successful program implemented by the California alcohol beverage control board,” said co-author Steve Kubby, who also helped draft and promote Proposition 215, California’s first medical cannabis law. "We know it works great with wine. It’s already in place."

The measure currently is written to exempt people from permitting fees who are growing up to 25 plants, but Kubby said he and others have decided to amend that to 12 plants per parcel. Commercial growers exceeding that limit would be subject to regulations and fees similar to those for grape farmers. Those selling cannabis products would be taxed and regulated under state rules that currently apply to wine and other alcoholic beverages, with an exception for hemp products with no hallucinogenic properties.

“If you’re going to treat it like wine, you have to have an exemption for people who make their own wine or make their own cannabis,” Kubby said. “Now, if they sell it, then they have to pay tax on it. The intent really is for your own stash at home.”

http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/ballot-initiative-would-tax-marijuana-wine-11784

http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/initiatives/pdfs/i942_11-0011_a1s.pdf#xml=http://search.doj.ca.gov:8004/AGSearch/isysquery/6b1d71ba-4109-4f77-bcf0-bb109205bedc/1/hilite/

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This is a very well written ballot initiative.
Simple, subtle, but covers a lot of the fears the public may have. The THC threshold was a good idea as it allows for industrial growing.

There still needs to be a real-time under the influence test procedure for marijuana so that drivers won't be wrongly charged with a DUI with the very inaccurate urine test. The pee test does not test for intoxication.

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