Californiaâ??s Prop 19: A Word-for-Word Analysis

[boaz]

Paragraph 7 states that if a city decides to not tax and regulate Cannabis, then it shall remain illegal to buy and sell Cannabis within the cities limits, BUT it says â??that the city's citizens still have the right to possess and consume small amounts, except as permitted underâ?� , and then it cites 215 and SB 420.

Does this protect medical Cannabis patients right to possess and consume under 215? Yes.

Does it protect their right to cultivate? No, the right to cultivate is not mentioned or protected in that paragraph.


Paragraph 8 is very similar to Paragraph 7, though instead of protecting the right to â??possess and consumeâ?� under 215 and SB 420, it protects the right to â??buy and sellâ?�.

Does this protect the right to cultivate under 215? No, again cultivation is not mentioned.

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thanks Vap, I appreciate the debate.

Guess I'll just go thru your points one at a time. The sections you referenced above are discussing retail sales. There is another section in the prop that talks about cultivation. These two paragraphs are saying that your local gov't can legalize non medical over the counter sales or it choose not to legalize non medical over the counter sales, but either way all Californian's will be granted the right same rights to consume and possess.

Then it states "except as permitted underâ?� 215, which to me is saying everything under 215 is exempt from all these new laws.

I can understand what your saying that some clever attorney could try to read more into than really is there, and I agree with the previous poster that the real winners will be the cali weed attorneys. :rastasmoke:

I guess it comes down to if you trust the sponsors or not. I hear a lot of bad comments about Lee but what about the other sponsor, Jeff Jones? Jeff Jones gave me my medical card and steered me to my first coop, so he is my hero. I would vote yes just out of respect and honor for all the work he has done for cause. :smokin:

boaz Reviewed by boaz on 10-16-2010. Californiaâ??s Prop 19: A Word-for-Word Analysis Californiaâ??s Prop 19: A Word-for-Word Analysis July 19th, 2010 By: Russ Belville, NORML Outreach Coordinator Share this Article Iâ??ve spent the weekend reading various blogs that have sprouted up in opposition to Proposition 19, Californiaâ??s effort to legalize marijuana this November. These â??Stoners Against Legalizationâ?� blogs confound me; they remind me of Sam Kinisonâ??s line comparing â??Rock Against Drugsâ?� to â??Christians Against Christâ?�. Rating: 5