California: Ballot initiative would tax marijuana like wine
California: Ballot initiative would tax marijuana like wine
Aug 5, 2011 6
Supporters are gathering signatures for an initiative that would decriminalize marijuana in California for those older than 21. The measure, dubbed the Regulate Marijuana Like Wine Act [PDF], would tax and regulate the cultivation, production and sale of cannabis using grape and wine industry standards.
“We’re taking something that’s unregulated and we’re replacing it with a known successful program implemented by the California alcohol beverage control board,” said co-author Steve Kubby, who also helped draft and promote Proposition 215, California’s first medical cannabis law. "We know it works great with wine. It’s already in place."
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