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Here’s an Opinion from the Christian Science Monitor . . .
Now keep in mind… I haven’t imbibed in “snapping a bowl” or torching a “fatty” or sucked my brains out on a “bong hit” in ages … but I just couldn’t let this load of crap pass…
California voters should reject legalizing marijuana
Proposition 19 would make California the first state to fully legalize marijuana. Supporters sound persuasive with talk about weakening Mexican drug cartels and helping state revenues with taxes on pot. But their arguments don’t hold up.
Read the entire CSM opinion piece here
Now… The primary evidence that the editorial board at CSM cites and the only link they have made available?
The Rand Corporation 2010 Occasional Research Paper . . .
Assessing How Marijuana Legalization in California
Could Influence Marijuana Consumption and Public Budgets
Robert J. MacCoun, Peter H. Reuter
You can download the report for free:
Free, downloadable PDF file(s) are available below.
Full Document(File size 0.5 MB, 2 minutes modem, < 1 minute broadband)RAND makes an electronic version of this document available for free as a public service. If you find this information valuable, please consider purchasing a paper copy of the full document to help support RAND research.
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah …
Citing this Rand study? This is what I gleaned out of that study…
The researchers built a model from a series of estimates from current consumption, current and future prices on assumptions that are unclear as to how much, because they (the researchers) know neither the shape of the demand curve nor the level of tax evasion in the future that may–then again may not change due to minor changes in assumptions leading to major differences in outcomes. .
Boy o’ boy … There’s a mouthful of gobbledygook…
And I’m not “stoned” . . .
Comments
Like I was just telling Rand the other day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVHg81XKdh8
by Richard Day on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 10:46am
Thanks for posting this Ducky.
The report completely ignores the savings to law enforement, court system, prisons, parole...
This war on drugs was lost decades ago, but people concerned with the morality issues just refuse to see it for what it is - a whole hell of a lot of money spent to prevent something that cannot be prevented. My husband was in law enforcement for 30+ years and never smoked it himself, not even as a kid, but he is talking to everyone we know about this in hopes to get their vote FOR legalization.
Personally, I'll be in line the 1st day it is available. I smoked it when I was kid, never got addicted, and like the high better than alcohol, plus it has no calories! As far as the morality is concerned, I just don't see it as being any different than drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes.
by stillidealistic on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 11:16pm
Amen, sister!
by LisB on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 11:22pm
You'll love this, Duck:
http://justsaynow.firedoglake.com/2010/10/19/women-for-prop-19-new-online-phone-bank-for-women-voters/
by we are stardust on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 7:25pm
Cool!
by LisB on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 7:28pm