Thursday, 26. February 2009
Topic: DRUGS - on February 26, 2009 at 12:29:00 PM CET
Calif. lawmaker proposes legalizing marijuana
A California legislator today proposed making the state the first to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
The legislation, by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, a Democrat from San Francisco, would allow people 21 and older to grow, buy, sell and possess pot. It would be sold, regulated and taxed similar to alcohol. The state would collect $50 an ounce from sellers, and growers, too, would be taxed.
He estimates that the cash-strapped state could reap more than $1 billion a year.
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