California: Smart Pot Policy, Dumb Republican Reaction
The state Assembly’s public safety committee voted 4-3 on the measure that would tax and regulate marijuana in the same way alcohol is controlled.
But the health committee also must approve the measure by Friday before the full Assembly can consider it, an unlikely scenario.
The health committee is not considering the bill during its meeting Tuesday. And the bill’s backers would have to get a special waiver to reconvene the health committee later this week.
If the bill does die, a spokesman for the bill’s author, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, said the San Francisco Democrat would hold off on reintroducing legislation until after the November election, which could feature a marijuana legalization ballot proposition.
This is great news. and what would good news about drugs be without a stupid comment from a dumb republican:
Under the bill, much of that money would go to fund drug abuse education and prevention programs. Republican Assemblyman Danny Gilmore ridiculed that idea during the hearing at the state Capitol.
“We’re going to legalize marijuana, we’re going to tax it, and then we’re going to educate our kids about the harms of drugs?” said Gilmore, a 31-year veteran of the California Highway Patrol. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”
“We’re going to legalize alcohol, we’re going to tax it, and then we’re going to educate our kids about the harms of alcohol?” said Gilmore, a 31-year veteran of the California Highway Patrol. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”
“We’re going to sell legal tobacco, we’re going to tax it, and then we’re going to educate our kids about the harms of tobacco?” said Gilmore, a 31-year veteran of the California Highway Patrol. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”
“We’re going to legalize cars that can attain speeds greater than 65 MPH, we’re going to tax it, and then we’re going to educate our kids about the harms of speeding?” said Gilmore, a 31-year veteran of the California Highway Patrol. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”
Idiot.
