Three elderly seniors attended a funeral for a friend one afternoon just last week in Orange County. They munched on delicious brownies while celebrating the life of a friend. Little did they know that these brownies were "magical brownies" and obtained medical marijuana. No one was told that these brownies contained marijuana, nor do they know yet how they got there.
If marijuana is that easily obtained and planted, wouldn't it be beneficial for the state to legalize it in order to focus on other crimes?
Just last year, California rejected Proposition 19 for the legalization of marijuana. And just last week, 4 US attorneys in California announced they would be enforcing the drug laws by reining in the pot industry. Claims are made that legalization of a drug cannot be "backdoored" by exploiting its medical uses to anyone who has a headache or back pain. Pot shops all over California have been receiving letters saying they would receive criminal charges and land confiscation if they do not shut down their dispensaries in 45 days.
Arguments have been made that this act is similar to the Prohibition Acts of the 1920s. Yet counter arguments say alcohol had a nation-wide usage while pot is only a small percentage of people, pocketing in California, New York and Pennsylvania.
Yet what I question, is why the crackdown now? The vote happened over 6 months ago and marijuana did not even become legalized. I personally think California has bigger fish to fry and should be using our limited money supply on fixing our education system and trying to get us out of debt instead of concentrating on something that is still illegal.
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