Legalize Marijuana and Solve California's Budget Crisis

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I dont smoke or do drugs. i likes flowers. i don't know if i can have 1 single Marijuana plant in my house .

Raul Orozco of CA 5:15PM April 20, 2010

Cool Blog, surprisingly I had read a newspaper article
from september fourth two thousand and four that was oddly similar to this post.

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Tooxiavag of AL 2:21PM October 10, 2009

I have been smoking for several years. I went to college as a medical assistant and graduated with the highest G.P.A and grades i have ever received. A's and B's in college and i smoked weed. D's and F's in High school, Jr. high, Elementary school and oh yea, i didn't even know what pot was then. Marijuana has never impaired my judgment, I am very smart, I have never hallucinated on marijuana, I have never had any anger while being high like people do when they drink, I can still perform my daily tasks and duties at my job, Marijuana is a plant with NO added chemicals, it is an herb just like oregano and parsley GOD made like Robert said and not Man made like alcohol or drugs (which i do not consider marijuana a drug just because the government says its a drug cause they are control freaks). If you have never smoked weed then you really can't make a judgment call on it based on what other people who have never smoked tell you. I have medical problems, i have a 21 year old friend that has medical problems, it has helped us greatly with sleeping through the night and pain that we have.

Mel of CA 4:37PM August 19, 2009

I agree with eliza, why not legalize weed, majority that smoke it wouldnt mind paying a little tax to have it legal. I smoke it, everyday. I dont drink and I dont do other drugs, but I think legalizing weed will benifit us in many ways. But lets go with the "govorner" and take away from schools leaving more time for kids to become criminals and other homeless people on aide to start robbing and stealing even more with even less money to live on. Come on are we blind to this fact? Marijuana doesnt make you violent, dont get you drunk and I personally believe that when you first start smoking, yea its a giggly feeling but as you smoke more its almost a normal feeling. Knock it if you want to, but how many have died in a marijuana related crash, put age limits, growing rules and tax on it and legalize it. keep our parks and schools open for our kids, they are our future, they deserve more.

melinda ramirez of CA 1:03PM August 09, 2009

Do we as average citizens who suggest ideas to solve California's crisis budget be rewarded?
`Who would we talk too? or even begin?

Sou Saelee of CA 3:06AM August 09, 2009

Next U.S.A. President will signature to legalize marijuana
for entire reason is marijuana personal use rights to have
a whole life in peace time. To legalize marijuana just only
plant from ground to grow but no make any pill because GOD
did not create any pill. Fact that GOD create marijuana and
give marijuana to humans for reason to use.
Next U.S.A. president who say for legalization of marijuana
for all citizens of United States of America by signature
into whole Federal Law and all States law then we all will
vote Next U.S.A. President.
New Federal and all States Law will legalize marijuana for
personal use as limit 20 plants each house and yard, limit
7 oz. dried marijuana in bag each house and yard, require
20 feet fence arounds the yard ( not whole acres ) where
marijuana are inside, tax stamp, coffee marijuana shop
license to sell, marijuana grower buy license before crop,
two different are grower and user that grower for coffee
marijuana shop + user grow marijuana for himself. Marijuana
grower with license grow 100 or more plants within 20 feet
fence and user grow limit 20 plants with grow stamp permit
keep inside the house and yard with 20 feet fence, dried
marijuana in sealed bag to sell as like as beer can in order
to protect the road safety laws ( do not open beer can and
marijuana bag in the car ), beer as DUI and marijuana as MUI,
all life of citizens will live in peace time and Federal +
States agents will be back to normal jobs as Protect and
Service in order to keep Marijuana Laws under the control
and GOD will Bless all U.S.A. citizens and Federal + States
agents in name of Lord Jesus Christ with Holy Spirit of GOD,
AMEN !

Robert Meeks of GA 1:05PM July 31, 2009

It's already out there folks and people are killing over it; get real; legalize it, tax it, move on.

eliza segura of OH 12:28PM July 23, 2009

It's already out there folks and people are killing over it; get real; legalize it, tax it, move on.

eliza segura of OH 12:28PM July 23, 2009

I am a 21 year old who has never been in a-lot of trouble, nor am I vicious or violent. The majority of issues in my life existed BECAUSE Marijuana is illegal. Say for instance: I am on probation for operating after suspension. One day, I am walking around town, and it just so happens that me and an attractive female eye each other. We walk up to one another, say our introduction's, and begin to hang out. As we are walking down the street, an officer states that we match the description of a couple who has just stolen from a store, so he want's to see our Identification and conduct a personal search. We have no choice, because we really cannot prove that it was not us for only us two were hanging out, so it would be mine and her word against an officer's. As he conduct's the search, he find's she has a clean record, and I am on probation. A moment later, he find's a roach in her cigarette pack, so he book's her for possession, and books me for being with her because I am on probation and I am not suppose to be around "Banned Substances" whether (Unknowingly or Otherwise) [according to Michigan State Law, this scenario is very possible, and even more likely than to get in an automobile accident]. So here we are, two nice, young, educated people which one of us is getting prosecuted for possessing, the other because he knows people who smoke pot, whether he actually knows that they do or not. Is that Moral? Especially when it comes to "LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS"? Did these kid's hurt anyone? Did they damage anything? Did they take someone-elses property or damage one's ego or psychological position/disposition? Law's need to be made to protect the one's who are non-violent, non-criminal, and actually "Responsible" Marijuana Smoker's.
Another scenario:
19 Year Old Male we'll call J.T. who has never been in trouble, straight A's in Honor's classes, and a very Socially Helping person (see's granny down the street struggling with grocery's, so he help's carry them. Or a teacher drop's all of his/her classes paper's that need to be checked and he notices, and stop's to take his time to help despite of what others think) whom the worse thing he has done in his entire life was accidentally break out a window in the house because he was playing baseball to close one day, and will definitely be a great role model or figure for our future, one day decided to try Marijuana one time, just to see what it was like, and receives a possession charge because a cop was patrolling the ball-field where he went to hide and try it. Now, this kid who once had a bright future now has to deal with A.) 6 Month's probation. B.) 6 Month's License Suspension C.) $545 in fine's, D.) High Insurance E.) One hell of a time trying to find a half way decent job all because he rolled up .5 grams of Marijuana Bud and tried it once.
Does all of this seem fair to this kid when he is raised in a world where cop's beat prisoner's and Dad's rape daughter's?

Paul M. Roe of MI 6:33PM July 21, 2009