MCLR

MCLR 2014
MCLR 2014 Title & Summary
INITIATIVE MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE VOTERS
The Attorney General of California has prepared the following title and summary of the chief purpose and points of the proposed measure:
(13-0053.) MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Legalizes under state law marijuana use, growth, cultivation, possession, transportation, storage, or sale. Creates commission to regulate, and provide business licenses for, marijuana cultivation, sales, processing, transportation, and distribution. Applies general retail sales taxes to marijuana, unless exemptions for medical or dietary uses apply. Permits excise tax on marijuana sales, up to 10% of retail price. Prohibits discrimination against marijuana users or businesses. Requires voter approval to zone beyond set limits. Nullifies other local regulations. Prohibits Legislature from enacting marijuana laws. Exempts medical marijuana collectives from licensing, regulatory, and local zoning requirements. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Reduced costs potentially exceeding $100 million annually to state and local governments related to enforcing certain marijuana-related offenses, handling the related criminal cases in the court system, and incarcerating and supervising certain marijuana offenders. Potential net additional tax revenues of a few hundred million dollars annually related to the production and sale of marijuana, a portion of which is required to be spent on education, health care, public safety, drug abuse education and treatment, and the regulation of commercial marijuana activities.
The Marijuana Control, Legalization & Revenue Act
You can read the full text here:full-text
This was an initiative campaign to clarify the intent of the Legalization effort known as Proposition 215. The goal was to assist the Citizens of California who wanted full legalization and Medical Marijuana protections to be implemented in a well structured framework that provided for State oversight of the growing, distribution and collection of taxes on retail sales of Cannabis.
Proponents
John Lee, Dege Coutee, Bob Bowerman, and Dave Hodges
Goals
* Comply with Federal Guidelines
* Repair and Strengthen Existing Medical Marijuana Laws
* Legalize the Production of Hemp
* Legalize the Social Use of Marijuana
* Generate millions of dollars in new revenue for California
* Save law enforcement millions of dollars and provide them time to fight real crime
* Separate legitimate cannabis businesses from drug dealers
* Prevent:
** Distribution of marijuana to minors
** The growing of marijuana on public lands
** The profits from the sale of marijuana from going to criminal enterprises, gangs and cartels
** “Drugged Driving” and other adverse public health consequences associated with marijuana use
Open Source
For over a year Americans for Policy Reform (AFPR) reached out to thousands of people with a grassroots, “open source” document to legalize cannabis in California. This was the first project of AFPR, a new 501c4 dedicated to legislative reform. AFPR gathered information from people within the California Medical Marijuana movement and others from all walks of life.
MCLR 2016
Goals
* Comply with Federal Guidelines
* Repair and Strengthen Existing Medical Marijuana Laws
* Legalize the Production of Hemp
* Legalize the Social Use of Marijuana
* Generate millions of dollars in new revenue for California
* Save law enforcement millions of dollars and provide them time to fight real crime
* Separate legitimate cannabis businesses from drug dealers
* Prevent:
** Distribution of marijuana to minors
** The growing of marijuana on public lands
** The profits from the sale of marijuana from going to criminal enterprises, gangs and cartels
** “Drugged Driving” and other adverse public health consequences associated with marijuana use
Current Open Source
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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RBgBt5cF0TqiNLzYZ68931ri9TAm-7Wf4Q3-S_CJNus/edit?usp=sharing MCLR 2016 Google Doc (Main - Comments only)]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HuNTqZul0h15oVZJJg3_oWoFadf0sn_PoH4gSRBGd84/edit?usp=sharing MCLR 2016 Google Doc (Live Editable)]
Proponents
* Dave Hodges
* John Lee
* YOU?
Scheduled Deadlines

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