There is huge just shows a availabilittest showsavailabilis availability increases, so especially by the youth will addiction and school failures, although crashes, Mental Illness and other Public Health and safety problems. This by the way is a marijuana infused Chocolate Chip Cookie for sale at some of the marijuana stores. We think there are three Marijuana Policy options. Jolly ranchers and ice cream bars. By replacing incarceration of the marijuana users with assessment, treatment and social services to use the law to help people. Why is this important . First it charts the middle road between incarceration and legalization that its the best way that we have of holding down the number of kids who engage in marijuana use. The medical marijuana issue is one of enormous confusion that has taken us back to the pre fdr days where anyone can make a medicine and claim that it has cured that it can cure any kind of disease even though there is no Scientific Evidence to show that. Colorado
20,200 per year. He would earn enough to bring that family out of poverty. Not only would it put more hardearned money into the pockets of 28 million americans, many millions of them would be pulled out of poverty, it is also good for business. Let me tell you why. There is clear data that shows had the benefit of their of least turnover and more productivity. The minimum wage would generate an additional 19 billion in additional income for people who need it the most. The big difference between giving a raise and the minimum wage is instead of a tax break to the wealthy, they are living on the edge. Needed to pay their electric bill, put gas in the automobile, to find accessories. This generates Economic Growth in the communities. Companies big and small recognize these benefits. In atlantatly georgia and met the owner of a small advertising company. He independently raised the wages of his workers to 10. 10 per hour. Choosing the gap are to give their a ploy ease higher wages. Their
Morning, folks. Welcome. Have a seat, please. We are here today to talk about how to not make a hash out of Marijuana Legalization. I promise you that is the last pun you will hear from me on this subject. It is very important subject. I am just going to say a few words to set this up. We probably have a great diversity of poins in this room about the future of marijuana in the state. It is no longer a question of whether marijuana is going to be legal in many parts of the United States it is a question of how it is going to be regulated, taxed, and controlled, if at all. So today we have a great panel of folks who have come from literally all pants of the co y continent on ways to go forward in regulating marijuana. And i think without further ado, i will introduce paul glastris, editor of Washington Monthly who will introduce the west of the panel. So thank you very much. Rest thank you joinning me. I am grateful to phillip longman. And i want to thank the new America Foundation for
Is there anybody in the right mind who believes that as an unforeseen circumstances with the current market is anyone who believes you would utilize the entire 48 billion in the coming fiscal year . Not that i know of. Not that i know of either. So you have 40 billion sitting in the bank, and because of some stupid federal law, you have been required to access taxpayer money. By the way, are you going with h. R. 1028, acted and unnecessary are opening 2013 . You think its a good idea . You dont have to say. Its complicated. I know you do. That act which stops this stupid bark at get us off the treadmill. If you were in trouble i would be happy to jump on you. Hound you pretty good. Because 48 billion in the bank and you dont think you have to use it, and yet we are having another hearing today. I have a friend who just bought a 200,000 condo. It took 50,000 down. Thats pretty good, right . They had to borrow 150,000. They have an auto loan, credit card, they owe about 175,000 have abou
In canada, there is medical marijuana permitted, and the canadians say that organized crime is teaking advantage of the fact there is medical marijuana permitted, setting up growth facilities and things like that. In the netherlands, theres been a substantial loosening of drug issues there, but interesting thing is it brought in a lot more drugs in the netherlands since they legalized marijuana to the point that starting this year, the netherlands prohibits any foreigner from going into their pot shops. The checks have legalized a significant amount of drugs recently. That allowed the police and the resources of the Czech Republic to focus efforts elsewhere, but it has not done much for the drugs at all, and poe land, i believe it is, theres a fairly successful story of legalizing drugs and things Getting Better there, so i think its really going to depend on society that youre looking at. If you have a society as large as the United States and legalize drugs, its, you know, you are go