Oh man, I believe that this should be for the people. I shudder to think that legalization will relegate us to smoking corporate pot. The same people that have taken the chances, payed the fines, and kept hope alive during prohibition should be the ones to profit from growing the herb. It is the affliction of the common man. The common man has been milked until he is dry. Marijuana production should be kept fractionalized so that small business and small producers have the edge.

It is like the gold rush. Production of marijuana in profitable amounts is within reach of a single person, a family, or a small group. The big pharma companies have no business further enriching themselves on it. They are talking about helping small business and how that would really jump start the economy...I agree! Jump start a 100 square foot maximum for personal growers and let the Feds worry about the plant count. Go ahead and extend prohibition but only for the PHARMA companiesâ?¦Throw THEM in jail for growing pot. Give â??em ten years for cultivation and take their property away if they dare plant a seed.

There is a huge industry out there within reach of the common American. It is as big as oil, as big as the auto industry, and as big as all other vegetable crops combined. it needs no stimulus package, no government funding, nada. Just the ability to do it without jail time.

I would rather smoke shitty cartel rope than light up a corporate joint. It is for the people man! Legalize!
bedrockbob Reviewed by bedrockbob on . NM Senator Proposes Medical Pot Tax Senator Proposes Medical Pot Tax By Dan Boyd Journal Capitol Bureau SANTA FE - Tobacco, alcohol, candy and soft drinks aren't the only products being eyed by New Mexico legislators as possible tax targets. Sen. John Sapien, D-Corrales, has introduced a pair of proposals to tax medical marijuana, arguing that cannabis should be treated like any other commercial product. "We need to get into a point of realism with medical marijuana as a mainstream item," Sapien said Rating: 5