-- Posted by CaliKevin at 1:19 am on Mar. 8, 2009 College students of California, I present to you... AB 390 - Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act. Here's the skinny: LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST   AB 390, as introduced, Ammiano. Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act.   Existing state law provides that every person who possesses, sells, transports, or cultivates marijuana, concentrated cannabis, or derivatives of marijuana, except as authorized by law, is guilty of one or more crimes.   This bill would remove marijuana and its derivatives from existing statutes defining and regulating controlled substances. It would instead legalize the possession, sale, cultivation, and other conduct relating to marijuana and its derivatives by persons 21 years of age and older, except as specified. It would set up a wholesale and retail marijuana sales regulation program, including special fees to fund drug abuse prevention programs, as specified, to commence after regulations concerning the program have been issued, and federal law permits possession and sale consistent with the program. It would ban local and state assistance in enforcing inconsistent federal and other laws relating to marijuana, and would provide specified infraction penalties for violations of these new marijuana laws and regulations, as specified. It would make other conforming changes.   By creating various infractions for violations of regulations and laws created by this act, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes. As introduced, this groundbreaking proposal would raise over $1 billion in annual revenue by taxing the retail production and sale of marijuana for adults over 21 years of age. And links: AB 390 INTRODUCED Take Action - Contact Officials Support California Assembly Bill 390 (the Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act) Feel free to add anything you think might be missing. -- Posted by iconoclast at 1:20 am on Mar. 8, 2009 21 years or older should be 12 -- Posted by CaliKevin at 1:26 am on Mar. 8, 2009 Quote: from prisoner of hss at 1:20 am on Mar. 8, 2009 21 years or older   should be 12 Maybe some day, but for now this will have to do. It should have never been prohibited in the first place, but it's been that way for so long now it's nearly impossible to completely undo. -- Posted by neverjeeps at 1:26 am on Mar. 8, 2009 this is really cool, doubt it will pass but it just brings more awareness to the cause. with out phelps none of this would be possible