Dan hit that nail right on the head. I think 19 failed (partly) because the misinformation campaign was louder than the information campaign.
"A TV ad bombardment about the tax revenue legalization can bring in, that can make up the difference. All we would need is 5% of voters to switch to yes and it's a done deal."
Yeah in theory but we can't prove that sweating the pot ( pun intended ) is what will grant us that domain.
There was a round of battle here and basically we all exposed the rift between the for commerce and non-commerce approaches in the effort to secure that yes domain.
We have the Federal Government repeating their stand on no commerce to Washington and as you remember we have a 7% or more drop in a weak support when the Feds did that to us.
Add to that the media support of "the little" guy Dragon Fly and NPR and the vapor or mist we hope takes shape evaporates with the morning light of November 3rd 2012 from what I can tell.
So why are we not willing to compromise with an expanded Medical attempt.
Around here the folks are now knowing they have to allow people to grow and use cannabis so in 16 years approximately there is some thaw but nothing approaching acceptance of legal drug dealing and pot shops on main street .
I don't know really.. I am now going to try my hand at the No voter sites to see what their boot to my hind end feels like.
Perhaps I can share my experiences with you another day.
BTW that JH is a sweet cake isn't it? Do you think California will accept that considering that we voted down Prop 19 1972?
Are we so sure the demographics are there yet? or is the point to maintain control of the cycle at all costs until the demographics change?
What sucks is the division on the green.. Cash is not the green we need to ask California to vote on when we are talking about social change.
I think the people are fighting two war fronts now when they really only need a garden.
I gathered sigs for CCI.. i spend the cold days realizing that the deal is not a deal for me or the No voter. We have to give the No voter something and control over the communities is just the first step.
Wet county dry county doesn't work but horticulture is something they have to accept so why not build on that in 2012.
so, I take it you are in the camp of "just a little more."
I don't see that as a successful strategy but I do see three separate initiatives as giving the people of California a choice.
the Two option poll is a fight. If all or nothing is nothing then all the issues die with it again.
Hey I could be wrong.. Wasington may open for business and will collapse the house of cards or the US Government will enforce it's international treaty and stop commerce.
I'd bet of the Feds in that case. How about you?
(They don't have a "shaking in my boots" emoticon so I had to settle with "eyeroll")
