Us v. U.S.

As the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010, goes further by allowing cities and counties to adopt ordinances that would authorize the cultivation, transportation and sale of marijuana, which could be taxed to raise revenues. It's this feature of the initiative that supporters hope will draw support from voters who are watching their local governments jettison employees and programs in the midst of a severe budget crisis.

The measure's main proponent, Richard Lee, savored the chance to press his case that the nation's decades-old ban on marijuana is a failed policy. "We're one step close to ending cannabis prohibition and the unjust laws that lock people up for cannabis while alcohol is not only sold openly but advertised on television to kids every day," he said. He said the measure would allow police to focus on serious crime, undercut Mexican drug cartels and make it harder for teenagers to buy marijuana.

Lee, who owns several marijuana businesses in Oakland, has already spent at least $1.3 million on the campaign, primarily on a professional signature-gathering operation. He has also recruited a team of accomplished political advisors, including Chris Lehane, a veteran operative who has worked in the White House and on presidential campaigns.

"There's all kind of big professional politicos who are coming on board now to take it to the next level," he said.

Lee has said that he hopes to raise as much as $20 million for the campaign, 10 times the amount that proponents spent in 1996 to pass Proposition 215, the state's medical marijuana initiative.

Opponents have also begun organizing. "There's going to be a very broad coalition opposing this that will include law enforcement," promised John Lovell, a Sacramento lobbyist who represents several law enforcement organizations.

How many years will this get tied up in the court system? People need to have access to their medical cannabis. As a precaution I would think that just renewing my medical marijuana card and waiting to see how this whole thing plays out would be a smart way to go.

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if it passess or not, youll still need to renew your card. thing is, the law in proposal doesnt mention medical marijuana ( that i read) and there are restrictions on amounts and grow area that are much less than whats provided by your medical marijuana recomendation.

good point shasta....stay legal and don't be cheap and let your reccomendation lapse:thumbsup:

Good point Shasta, I'll be keeping in contact with my MMJ doctor.