In 1913 California became the first state to criminalize marijuana use and possession. Over the years increasing penalties exacted on a state and federal level led to significant incarceration, particularly of non-white populations. Despite attempts in 1972 and 2010 CA voters have refused to decriminalize marijuana. Since then Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington have done so. This year polls show this is likely to happen in CA as well. Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada are also facing this choice. Attorney and expert on the history and legal process of California’s war on this substance, Seymour Weisberg, joins Glen Mowrer to discuss not only the past social destruction but the probable way forward if California joins the increasing number of states that have legalized this product for personal recreational use.
Do local jurisdictions have say over the distribution of the product in their communities?
Will licensing lead to “safer” products?
Will users be a threat on the road?
Is Prop 64 a threat to medical marijuana and will it increase the cost of cannabis to users overall?
What are the tax and revenue expectations?
What will the federal government’s response be?
These and other questions are analyzed by Attorney Weisberg and Glen.
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