fakin it

Prop215 and SB420 are already illegal at a federal level first off. Only 44% of voters voted against prop215 and that was in 1996. I'm sure the number would be much lower if a group did try to overturn prop 215 in the coming years. Many cities have passed ordinances putting marijuana lower than jay walking.

Counties that refuse to follow the law can only deny dispensaries. The cops can still bring you in I suppose, but a legal user will still win in court because it is State law. It is political why certain counties do not follow the law. They do not want federal raids in their county.

Also proposition 8 passing was not surprising. California voted on it years earlier (prop 22 in 2000) and gay marriage was made illegal. Only 38% of voters supported gay marriage. Next time around (prop 8) 47% supported gay marriage. A dramatic increase and close. But this is a civil rights issue and the arguments for and against it are greatly different than marijuana (not saying that marijuana is not a civil rights issue though). Religion also plays a huge role in why gay marriage is not legal.

Marijuana is becoming more mainstream and in a state with decriminalized marijuana, it's not going away. If you think that a good portion of voters that supported medical marijuana in 96, 56% of voters, (and the many more supporters gained since then) are going to vote for a prop that bans medical marijuana, then sir you are far too naive.

Especially since their was been little bad press coverage over medical marijuana in California (except for San Diego. They have a stick up their ass). The only thing they can report on is that the system is being abused, but no on really cares. Hell if you don't have a card it's only a ticket for possession.

 

Sorry, but I think one thing is being overlooked here. Sure it might not seem like a big deal if counties are refusing to allow dispensaries, but that hurts the seriously ill and dying. The people the laws were intended to provide safe access for, not pseudo-recreational use. They're already chipping away at the legal framework out in California. But, it might resemble more of what the laws intended to do in the first place. Still, the revenues are going to be missed by the State if they were to do so. The Feds are gonna lose this one, but it would be a shame if the sick suffered in the meantime.

 

its different. its weed. weed is a perfectly safe recreational activity as well as medicine for the sick. Any doctor who knows marijuana will know this.. so why not break the system? The government has made bad policies. marijuana should be legal to all.. ye