Support Initiative 13-0025

Supporting California BM 13-0025 would control, legalize, and collect revenue from recreational marijuana and put it back into the economy. The initiative not only affects marijuana users but will also improve safety by reducing organized crime and free up public money spent on prosecution of marijuana crime while generating tax and tourist revenues.

Related factors:
Taxing recreational marijuana would help boost state economy. Tax revenues will go towards o Drug abuse education/treatment o Commission expenses o Law enforcement/fire o Public safety o Education o Regulation of commercial marijuana activities

Would relieve expenditures on the war on drugs, on maintenance of the prison system, and in the court for processing drug offenders. United States apprehends and incarcerates approximately 800,000 people yearly for nonviolent marijuana violations Will create zoning limits around schools regarding sales and advertisement Will decrease the high rate of racial discrimination when it comes to marijuana charges. Farmers in California will benefit with additional crop options

To see the initiative please visit:

http://oag.ca.gov/system/files/initiatives/pdfs/13-0025%20(13-0025A1S%20(Marijuana)).pdf

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Sources of Additional Information

NORML- National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws is a non-profit lobby group who provides research and information about marijuana and actively campaign for its legalization. More information can be found on their website www.norml.org or for California specific information www.canorml.org Drugwarfacts is an online book edited by D. McVay that offers statistical evidence on drug use in America and abroad. More information can be found at the website www.drugwarfacts.org To see the federal governments stance on the issue visit www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/marijuana The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Statistics shows the cost to taxpayers for enforcement and incarceration of current marijuana laws. More information can be found at www.bjs.gov To see the initiative text and find out about its progress visit: marijuanacontrollegalizationrevenueact.com To review initiative estimated fiscal impact report visit: http://oag.ca.gov/system/files/initiatives/pdfs/fiscal-impact-estimate-report%28130025%29.pdf? To find information about successful attempts to legalize marijuana in the United states visit www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Amendment_64 and www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Initiative_502 For more information on how to vote in California visit: http://ballotpedia.org/Voting_in_California.