We should be leery of anything politicians do, however I am fine with being a criminal for the rest of my life if cultivating cannabis is a crime.
The good news is that the vast majority of Merikans don't grow or distribute so legalization will keep them out of cages. A great first step in my opinion.
the same segment of society will be going to jail
before legalization marijuana cultivation and distribution generated revues for the lower and middle class
now the government legalizes with regulations to get their piece of the pie as if bribery was a necessary facet of lawmaking which in turn empowers big business and the upper class to profit from it removing the middle and lower classes revenue potentials once AGAIN with the same threat of penalty
and all the while the same government that claimed it had no medical benefit patented it based on its medical benefit
i simply argued the proper model would have been making federal medical marijuana provisions as well as complete decriminalization on a federal level. Complete decriminalization voids federal regulation.
this would allow for states to create their own policies regarding medical and recreational and allow for models that could generate tax revenues for local government while empowering those who the demographics they imprisoned in the first place, who did it because they needed medicine and or additional income
being an American who both consciously objects to unjust laws through civil disobedience but who also contributes to and has an equal right to justice in this country I think being happy with bone is great if your a dog
im not a dog
I deserve liberty as much as the dude who doesn't grow or distribute and interestingly enough my observations are manifesting into reality