Legalization 2012: Let the debate begin

Sing it yo! Colorado Marijuana Legalization Campaign
Legalize 2012



Tax and Regulate Cannabis

Does Colorado need an extra $18 million in sales tax?

Do you want to stop the funding of illegal drug gangs?

Do you want to make your community safer?

Then it's time to end Prohibition -- again!

Legalize 2012 is putting a citizen's initiative on the ballot in Colorado in 2012 to amend the Constitution to re-legalize cannabis and hemp for all uses. The Legalize 2012 Project is a grassroots organization working with all cannabis activists in the state to write an initiative that has a broad base of support.
Cannabis Taxation Raises Money for State
CNN estimates that Colorado would gain an extra $17.6 million in tax revenue if marijuana were legalized today.
Practical Cannabis Regulation Helps Medical Patients
For medical cannabis patients, the Legalize 2012 Constitutional Amendment is an important step in fixing Amendment 20, Colorado's flawed medical marijuana law that was passed by voters in 2000. Amendment 20 was poorly-written by out-of-state interests and has allowed the state to take over the medical marijuana program to the point where there is now a new branch of law enforcement dedicated to fingerprinting and videotaping patients and tracking every gram of cannabis from "seed to sale." Citizens can write a better initiative that will allow all adult Coloradans to have safe access to cannabis, thus protecting the rights of sick people to also have unfettered, safe access.
Get involved in the real grassroots effort to put an initiative on the ballot in Colorado: Legalize 2012.
Jack Herer (June 18, 1939 - April 15, 2010) was the author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes and the founder of the modern cannabis and hemp re-legalization movement. Since cannabis is one of the safest substances on the planet, he believed there should be no unreasonable restrictions on cannabis cultivation and use by adults. His freedom-based model rejects the sin taxes and over-regulation promoted in law enforcement models. Cannabis should only be subject to normal sales tax, like any other herbal product.
A ballot initiative is a citizen-initiated proposal for a new law. In Colorado, the General Assembly creates most new laws, but the citizens also retain the power to bring new laws directly to a vote of the people through the ballot initiative. The ballot initiative process was designed so that citizens could bring forth proposals that are too controversial or unpopular for the General Assembly to tackle. The process starts by the citizens getting together to write the law. Then they collect signatures on petitions. If enough signatures are collected (about 86,000 signatures of Colo. registered voters are required), then the law goes on the ballot to be voted on by the people. Legalize2012.com began the process in May 2010. We are working with citizens all over the state to draft language that has a broad base of support. Signatures would be collected on the petitions starting in February 2012 and would be due Aug. 6, 2012. The General Election is November 6, 2012.
The Legalize 2012 Project is currently forming a ballot initiative language committee. Please contact us to get involved or donate.




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ok so you say no, why?

Why vote no? This has been debated to death. Surely you know by now. All arguments on both sides are already established and there is virtually no new information to present or consider.

I believe that if Cannabis is made legal, big business interests will come to town and push out the people who know what they are doing, and care about the quality of the product. Inferior, unhealthy product will become standard. Keep it medical only until a bill comes along that will not allow big business to come to town and exploit it AND protect cottage growers. Then I will consider it.

Also, in my opinion the feds aren't just going to roll over and say ok well its legal in Colorado so we won't bother anyone there anymore. No i more believe the DEA will retaliate and we will be an example for the rest of the nation on why not to try to defy big brother. At this point we are one of many, the most regulated for sure, but both of those facts keeps us low on the DEA's hit list, but an all out recreational legalization will "take the gloves off" and make us the #1 state for the feds stepping in, and nothing good can come of that.
There is also all the people who have dumped untold amounts of money trying to set up shop in our highly regulated Medical Marijuana industry who will just be shut down all but instantly as Phillip Morris moves in to take over Marijuana production.
I love the plant as much as all of you, would love for the stigma to be gone, have horror stories and jail time like most of us for a plant. I do not believe this is right by any means, i hate the fact that i will most likely vote no, but the honest truth of what will happen to any laws we pass (we have all seen this first hand) by local government will ruin it for all of us even further than it already has, and while it will be legal to posses less than 1 oz, selling and cultivation will still end up illegal unless you are monitored by the government. Therefore i believe we have it better now than if it passes. Not to mention the whole quality issue, but that is another story.
This is all obviously just my opinion but we all saw what has happened to our MMJ laws, not even close to where they started with Amendment 20, none of the changes have we been able to vote on, just the politicians.

well look macdonalds sells alot burgers and i still like my local guy better when it comes to beef. Pot will be the same way. like this guys...
Question 1: Will crime go up? Why?
2: How much tax is fair?
3: Alcohol V Ganja
4: What age is appropriate?
5: REAL MEDICIAL TRIALS
6: so on and so forth.... got some new impolite breakfast table banter? bring it! It is what we need now. So were ready.

Like today my homie was helping me, and started in on a story about how when he was seven years old he used be able to get swag from some dude around the way. I was pretty surprised. But then you know that happens i guess. Personally I think it should be up to the parents/guardians to educate in the early years, and by the age of 16 you should be a ble to possess. I also think the driving age should be more like 19 and drinking age should be more of the european module. "here 16 yr old! Take this rolling bomb and rock out, no drinking till your 21 tho, dont worry because well let u get shot at by 18 so as to break up the monotany a lil" haha