i lurk on rollitup.org and dont post much. this conversation continuously occupies the airspace at friends houses, get togethers, parties, dinners, breakfast, etc.
the original post touches more than one topic with the focus on legalization and the intricacy it brings with it.
i see it many ways.
for example: the medical side of legalization is very legitimate. there is medical value to be had with cannabis indica. the american medical association last year changed their multi-decade stance on "marijuana having no medical value or benefit" based on the currently available scientific research publishings available on the internet.
medical patients should have safe access to this as a medicine and if they choose to smoke this medicine rather than eat it like Rick Simpson has successfully demonstrated than that is their choice.
the flip side is everyone else that enjoys mj as they would a beer, a cup of coffee, a starburst, or a cigarrette. all legal products yet every single one will kill you if over consumed for long periods of time. like our wonderful sunlight. if you are exposed to it for to many years and in large amounts your body develops skin cancer.
moderation, forethought, and the ability to... scratch that some company arrived so i gotta wrap this up for now.
some will and will not benefit from legalization in california. that is obvious. marketing is a way of the west in order to move any product. proper parenting will prevent many misunderstandings in the world we find ourselves populating.
peace, my fellow mj lovers.
and, read the initiative. it will actually have heavy regulations on cultivation, possession, consumption, distribution, etc.
http://www.taxcannabis.org/index.php/pages/initiative/