I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if it were to be passed, the medical providers and purchases would GO AWAY COMPLETELY within 1-2 years! The lobbyists don't tell you this when they are trying to get "legalization" passed, but there is no way that a highly taxed market can compete with an untaxed, or even lesser taxed, market. They say, "this measure will help the mmj industry, not hurt it." They lie! Within 1 year of legalization, laws will be written and passed that shuts down or converts all dispensaries to the state regulated model. The law will also dramatically limit the number of plants and weight a patient or caregiver can grow. In WA it went from 45 plants/4.5# per collective garden, to 15 plants/6oz per collective garden AND from 15 plants/24oz per individual patient to 4 plants/2 oz per individual patient. Lastly caregivers and patients will NOT be able to vend product to dispensaries anymore. Guaranteed. All stores that actually survive the conversion will have to buy from state licensed vendors only and will be monitored with cameras and a strict seed to sale barcode system.
Thanks NORML!
How do I know all this? Look at history. That's what has happened in all 3 states that have passed corporate sponsored "legalization" so far. California needs to HOLD OUT FOR SOMETHING BETTER. That CCHI looks like the best option. Too bad the deck is rigged.
So, it's not actually in the language, this is just what you're predicting? Because I saw nothing like that in the actual proposed language.
See, we've been holding out, and now look at the fucking mess we have on our hands. IF my husband and I end up being able to stay where we are, our county has decreed that they know how much 'medicine' I should have and be allowed to grow. Oh, and I'm supposed to feel fortunate that they're allowing that much. If we end up having to move, we'd be going to
Yucca Valley, where it's completely and entirely now outlawed. I have no seat at the table unless I can get to a place like Humboldt, but even then it's too late for me because of a whole slew of issues.
Not to mention, but I will, is that what you're describing, with specific regard to licensing and taxation, is what we've already got with MMRSA. Except that local munis can ban it entirely--cultivation, sales, testing, distribution. I'm even getting whiffs of some that are moving to ban use entirely.
So, how's AUMA gonna be worse for me, again?