i think its important for people to know that this bill will in no way shape or form change anything that prop 215 or sb420 has set fourth.
this is an email from the folks at the campaign. i contacted them to ask the source.
Thanks for the email! First of all, the email you sent your inquiry to
is not affiliated with NORML so you'll have to contact them directly
to get their impression of the initiative. I was able to peruse
through the discussion board (sorry I wasn't able to get through it
more, we have quite a backlog of emails to get to) but I'm able to
address some of the concerns:
1. Prop 215 and SB420 will remain UNTOUCHED by our initiative. It is
possible that some people will opt out of medical cannabis if they can
buy and consume recreational but that means the medical cannabis
community is likely to become more tight-knit. As to how the chips
will fall, it's too early to quite speculate.
2. Though there may be less of a demand for medical cannabis, there
will be more of a demand for recreational cannabis. Those same growers
who may be adversely affected from decreases in medical demand may be
able to sell through the proper channels for commercial cannabis
sales.
3. Our initiative leaves recreational cannabis guidelines to local
government control. As far as regulations, permitting, etc. are
concerned, we leave it up to local government control much in the way
that medical cannabis was left up to local governments. This allows
for the free markets to find an appropriate model for recreational
cannabis sales as some methods will ultimately work better or worse
than others.
I hope that answers some of your questions. Please have
concerned parties email us at
[email protected] . Growers are one
of our most important bases so we want to make sure that all concerns
are addressed because we think that almost everyone stands to benefit
from the initative.
Best,
The Tax & Regulate Cannabis Team
Tax & Regulate Cannabis - California 2010
1776 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 394-5344