California: Historic Vote On Cannabis Regulation To Take Place On Tuesday, January 12
Written Testimony In Support of Assembly Bill 390: The Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act, Before the Assembly Committee on Health
By Paul Armentano
Deputy Director
NORML | NORML Foundation
Washington, DC | San Francisco, CA
January 12, 2010
I applaud the members of the State Assembly Committee on Health for holding this important public hearing regarding Assembly Bill 390 – which seeks to control and regulate the possession and use of marijuana by those age 21 years or older.
THE CASE FOR LEGALIZATION/REGULATION
Only through state government regulation will we be able to bring necessary controls to the marijuana market. By enacting state and local legislation on the use, production, and distribution of marijuana, state and local governments can effectively impose controls regarding:
* which citizens can legally produce marijuana;
* which citizens can legally distribute marijuana;
* which citizens can legally consume marijuana;
* and where, and under what circumstances, is such use legally permitted.
By contrast, the criminal prohibition of marijuana provides law enforcement and state regulators with no legitimate market controls. This absence of state and local government controls jeopardizes rather than promotes public safety.
Read More:
http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=8077
By Paul Armentano
Deputy Director
NORML | NORML Foundation
Washington, DC | San Francisco, CA
January 12, 2010
I applaud the members of the State Assembly Committee on Health for holding this important public hearing regarding Assembly Bill 390 – which seeks to control and regulate the possession and use of marijuana by those age 21 years or older.
THE CASE FOR LEGALIZATION/REGULATION
Only through state government regulation will we be able to bring necessary controls to the marijuana market. By enacting state and local legislation on the use, production, and distribution of marijuana, state and local governments can effectively impose controls regarding:
* which citizens can legally produce marijuana;
* which citizens can legally distribute marijuana;
* which citizens can legally consume marijuana;
* and where, and under what circumstances, is such use legally permitted.
By contrast, the criminal prohibition of marijuana provides law enforcement and state regulators with no legitimate market controls. This absence of state and local government controls jeopardizes rather than promotes public safety.
Read More:
http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=8077
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