I gotta say im very impressed with him so far



Obama-McCain: New meeting set to bury campaign ax

By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer Liz Sidoti, Associated Press Writer – 30 mins ago


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CHICAGO – President-elect Barack Obama plans to meet with vanquished Republican rival John McCain on Monday in Chicago, his transition office announced Friday.

The meeting will be the first since Obama, the Democratic Illinois senator, beat McCain, an Arizona senator, by an Electoral College landslide in the Nov. 4 election.

"It's well known that they share an important belief that Americans want and deserve a more effective and efficient government, and will discuss ways to work together to make that a reality," Obama spokesman Stephanie Cutter said in announcing the meeting.

Cutter also said the two will be joined at Obama's Chicago transition office by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a McCain confidant, and Rep. Rahm Emanuel, the Illinois Democrat whom Obama has chosen to be his White House chief of staff.

In his first two weeks as president-elect, Obama has struck a bipartisan tone. He paired a Republican and a Democrat to meet with foreign leaders this weekend on his behalf in Washington, for example, and his aides emphasized the bringing together of both sides in announcing the meeting with McCain

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Medvedev: ready to respond if U.S. ends missile plan

Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:36am EST


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PARIS (Reuters) - Russia could cancel its deployment of missiles near the Polish border if U.S. President-elect Barack Obama scraps plans for a missile defense system in central Europe, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.
In an interview with French daily newspaper Le Figaro published on Thursday, Medvedev said Moscow had no choice but to react to U.S. plans to set up a network of missiles and radar systems near its own frontiers.
"But we are ready to abandon this decision to deploy the missiles in Kaliningrad if the new American administration, after analyzing the real usefulness of a system to respond to 'rogue states', decides to abandon its anti-missile system," he said.

"We are ready to negotiate a 'zero option'. We are ready to reflect on a system of global security with the United States, the countries of the European Union and the Russian Federation."

Washington says the missile defense system it plans to set up in Poland and the Czech Republic is needed to protect the United States against missile strikes from what it calls rogue states, notably Iran.
Russia believes the system poses a threat to its security and last week announced plans to deploy Iskander tactical missiles in the Kaliningrad region bordering Poland in response.

Medvedev said he had spoken with Obama by telephone and hoped to meet him in person soon.

"We hope to create frank and honest relations with the new administration and resolve problems that we were not able to resolve with the current administration," he said.

Asked about his response to the global financial crisis, which has hit the Russian banking sector hard, Medvedev said there had been a flight of capital out of Russia and moves to protect key banks and private savings were necessary.

He said the government might take stakes in certain banks, as had been done in the United States and Britain but he said "nationalization is not the solution" and added that any government stakes would be sold as soon as possible.
(Writing by James Mackenzie; Editing by Louise Ireland)

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Obama is smart. He's looking toward the election in 2012. He knows that if he wants to be reelected he's going to have to move toward the middle ground. The question at this point is, if he governs from the middle, what happens to all the support he received from the uber-leftist orgs like MoveOn? Aren't they expecting a payback?

Vi

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Liberals are people that will believe anything twice.

Or maybe he could just be practicing what he preaches. This is stuff he's been saying he'd do all along after all.

A lot of liberal organizations are definitely expecting him to be more liberal, and I don't doubt there will be disappointment among their ranks. There already is, in fact, over his vote on FISA among other things.

For what it's worth, I'm glad to see you guys starting to warm up to the idea of an Obama presidency. It gives me hope that things can change.

ya but you gotta admit we would be the most open as far as conservatives, i mean people on this site are some of the most progressive

like we all smoke pot


you know also, all my life I have felt like a criminal and like I was always afraid or looking out for the law


now im slowly starting to realize that, wait a min, the only thing I do thats against the law is smoke a plant!! thats it!! im not doing bad shit and stuff!!


here I am all my life feeling like im bad, like a criminal, like cops shoud be looking out for me and stuff and really all this time i am a just great citizen of america

would help if I saw somone in trouble, i pay my taxes, discourage stupid activities and others hurting others


but yet all my life I have felt like somone "on the run" "one eye over my shoulder" kind of life


after all these years I now realize how fucked up that is, how wrong it is how ive been treated



this is over. Im done with being afraid or ashamed, or made to feel like i am a substandard parent because i smoke this plant.



but yet im still tied down, i cant speak out, i cant stick my head out, specially if you grow, specially with young children. I cant risk a thing


I hope other problems do not overshadow then need for Obama to implemnt respect for states rights from the federal government


only then will it help us in the draconian states which lynch baggers and smokers



in my state you are required to pay taxes on your marijuana and put a stamp on every marijuana package showing the tax was paid.

however if I try to go pay my taxes on my weed to comply, they will jail me


i want to pay my taxes on this weed. where can I go?



would it be crazy for us to start a marijuana tax fund, for citizens who want to pay thier fair share of taxes on thier marijuana even if the government wont accept it

what if many did this and the fund became huge

then the money can be given to state and federal governments stating this is marijuana tax money that has been colleted for the people

since the government is too idiotic to collect it


wouldnt that make them look like idiots and hypocrates cuz then we can highlight thier redicules impossible to comply with marijuana tax laws


I wonder if that would make headlines

Its such a crazy idea that it would make head lines, i just dont know who would wanna pay



The Cannabis Tax Fund or C.T.F.


For Americans Who want to Pay Thier Fair Share Of Taxes

that would throw them for a loop eh?

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Alabama
Alabama

Stamp
State Code§40-17A
Tax Rate $3.50/gram if owner possesses 42.5 grams or more
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of Tax Class C Felony
Additional Information Tax withstood constitutional challenge in 1991 on the grounds of self-incrimination in Briney v. State Department of Revenue, 594 So. 2d 120.
Tax withstood constitutional challenge in 1994 on the grounds of double jeopardy in Milner v. State, 658 So. 2d 500.


Connecticut
Stamp
State Code§ 12-651
Tax Rate $3.50/gram if owner possesses 42.5 grams or more
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of tax and up to $10k or 6 yrs prison or both
Additional Information For more information, visit: http://www.ct.gov/drs/lib/drs/public...ip99(20.1).pdf


Georgia
Stamp
State Code§48-15
Tax Rate $3.50/gram
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) Misdemeanor
Additional Information


Idaho
Stamp
State Code§63-4203
Tax Rate $3.50/gram$775/plant
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of tax and punishment for tax evasion to the same extent as poss. of marijuana Additional Information Tax found to violate protection against self-incrimination in State of Idaho v. Smith, 120 Idaho 77. Purchase of stamp must now remain confidential.


Indiana
StampState Code§ 6-7-3-8
Tax Rate $3.50/gram
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of Tax
Additional Information Tax found to violate double jeopardy protections in Fassinger v. State, 656 N.E.2d 1163. As a result, tax stamp violations must be processed separately from criminal proceedings.
The lack of due process and the Department of Revenue’s levying of the tax for constructive possession alone were challenged unsuccessfully in Hurst v. Department of Revenue, 720 N.E.2d 370 (Ind. Tax. 1999) and Hall v. Department of Revenue, 720 N.E.2d 1287 (Ind. Tax 1999).
For more information, call the Department of Revenue’s Criminal Investigations Division at (317)232-3360


Iowa
Stamp
State Code§435B
Tax Rate $3.50/gram if owner possesses 42.5 grams or more $750/plant
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of Tax and interest and Class D Felony
Additional Information


Kansas
Stamp
State CodeK.S.A. 79-5201
Tax Rate $3.50/gram if owner possesses 28 grams or more $.40/g wet plant $.90/g dry plant
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 100% and interest
Additional Information Withstood constitutional challenge on the grounds of double jeopardy in Kansas v. Gulledge, 257 Kan. 915
For detailed information about the tax, visit: Kansas Department of Revenue - Frequently Asked Questions - Alcoholic Beverage Control - Drug tax


Kentucky
Stamp
State Code§138.872
Tax Rate $3.50/gram if owner possesses 42.5 grams or more $1000/plant if owner possesses 5 plants or more
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of Tax and Interest and Class C Felony
Additional Information Withstood constitutional challenge on the grounds of double jeopardy in Kentucky v. Bird, 979 SW 2d 515


Louisiana
Stamp
State Code§47:2601-47:2610
Tax Rate $3.50/gram if owner possesses 42.5 grams or more
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of tax and up to $10k or 5 years prison or both
Additional Information


Massachusetts
Stamp
State CodeCh. 64K, §4
Tax Rate $3.50/gram if owner possesses 40 grams or more
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of tax and up to $10k or 5 years prison or both
Additional Information Found unconstitutional as double jeopardy in Commissioner of Revenue v. Robert Mullings, 428 Mass. 406; later amended to comply.


Minnesota
Stamp
State CodeStat. 297D
Tax Rate $3.50/gram
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of tax and up to $14k or 7 years prison or both
Additional Information Withstood a constitutional attack on the grounds of self-incrimination in Sisson v. Triplett, 428 NW 2d 565.
For more information, visit Minnesota Department of Revenue


Nebraska
Stamp
State Code§77-4301
Tax Rate $100/ounce if owner possesses 6 ounces or more
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of tax and Class IV felony
Additional Information Withstood constitutional attack on the grounds of self-incrimination in State v. Garza, 242 Neb. 573.
Withstood constitutional attack on the grounds of double jeopardy in State v. Detweiler, 249 Neb. 485.


Nevada
Stamp
State Code§372A.070
Tax Rate $100/g and $250 annual registration fee
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of tax
Additional Information Found unconstitutional as double jeopardy in Desimone v. Nevada, 966 P.2d 405; later amended to comply.


North Carolina
Stamp
State Code§105-113.107
Tax Rate $3.50/gram if owner possesses 42.5 grams or more
$.40/gram stems
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 140% of tax and interest
Additional Information Found unconstitutional as double jeopardy in Lynn v. West, 134 F.3d 582; later amended.
For more information, visit: About the Unauthorized Substances Tax


Oklahoma
Stamp
State Code§450
Tax Rate $3.50/gram
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of tax
Additional Information


Rhode Island
Stamp
State Code§44-49
Tax Rate $3.50/gram if owner possesses 42.5 grams or more
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of tax and up to $10k or 5 years prison or both
Additional Information


South Carolina
Stamp
State Code§12-21-5020
Tax Rate $3.50/gram if owner possesses 42.5 grams or more
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of tax and up to $10k or 5 years prison or both
Additional Information Withstood constitutional attack on the grounds of double jeopardy in McMullin v. South Carolina Dept. of Revenue, 321 SC 475.


Tennessee
Stamp
State Code§67-4
Tax Rate $3.50/gram if owner possesses 42.5 grams or more $.40/gram stems
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of tax and interest
Additional Information Circa September 7, 2007, Tennessee’s tax stamp has been declared unconstitutional by the appellate courts, pending appeal to the state Supreme Court.


Texas
Stamp
State CodeTax Code Ch. 159
Tax Rate $3.50/gram if owner possesses 4 ounces or more
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of tax and 3rd Degree Felony
Additional Information For more information, visit: Controlled Substances Tax


Utah
Stamp
State Code§59-19-103
Tax Rate $3.50/gram if owner possesses 42.5 grams or more
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of tax and 3rd Degree Felony
Additional Information Withstood constitutional attack on the grounds of self-incrimination in State v. Davis, 787 P.2d 517
Found unconstitutional as a violation of double jeopardy in Brunner v. Collection Division of Utah State Tax Commission, 945 P.2d 687; later amended.

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Geeze, that's 98 bucks an OZ. even if one could do it. Does the state (S) realize how fast they could get solvent if they instituted that tax or even a lessor one. I'd say 10 bucks an OZ. would be a fair tax on small amounts, 50 bucks on LB.s and 100.00 bucks a year for a grow liscence with no tax on what you grow for personal, but the 10 buck and 50 buck tax on what you sell. What say you all? Plus, they must legalize hemp as a commercial crop. We could pay off the deficit in about 10 years.

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This brings up another point regarding taxes and cannabis. In all the time that I've been posting on the various cannabis boards, I've yet to meet one legal medical user who has written off his/her grow equipment, nutrients, seeds, clones, etc., against his/her income tax as a medical expense.

Who wants to go first?

Vi

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Vi, since you brought it up.............................

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Life is good, the water is sweet. The ground keeps moving beneath my feet.

Well, as a medical user and caregiver, I take all of those deductions. But it doesn't make any sense to take them as a medical expense, they are a business expense because I write off business income with them, the money I make by providing to patients. We have to pay all of our taxes on the bottom of the P&L, so they are a smarter business expense.

HTH

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