
Nicholas Kristof, again putting his op-ed spot at the NYT to good use, notes that nationwide marijuana legalization would improve the nation's finances by $17 billion through taxing pot and not wasting police resources on a non-problem. It's the kind of article that I wish I'd discussed with my parents before they voted, because I don't really know what their views on this issue are. Mom has already voted early -- she's going to be volunteering as an election worker. So I just sent the article to Dad in hopes that he'll vote for prop 19 if he hasn't cast his ballot yet.
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You say $17 billion nationwide. I heard a proponent of it the other day say that it was a $17 positive impact in the state of California. I may have heard or read something wrong. After all I've been told by at least one blogger that I have a problem with reading comprehension!
I sure wish I knew someone in California to talk to. The only resident of that state has already railed against it on her Facebook page.
Which surprises me. She was a friend in HS and was 20 times wilder than me and she turned out ok. Sigh
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