Do NOT vote against I-502... hear me out.

colonuggs

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“This is not a measure that proposes using marijuana is a good thing,” said Alison Holcomb, campaign director for New Approach Washington.
“This isn’t a pro-pot initiative. This is an anti-crime initiative,” she said in an interview after the event.

In Seattle, they call it LEGALIZATION.

In Yakima, they call it ANTI-CRIME.

Under I-502, growing this PLANT and using for your own purposes is still considered criminal behavior, no matter how much lipstick you put on it.

This is how the drug war began.

media is not asking the proper questions and if this passes, our youth and patients will be bearing the brunt of criminal arrests, prosecutions and incarcerations.

Don’t be fooled. Anti-crime is not legalization.

VOTE NO ON I-502


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HippySmoke

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True.... and a list of all medical patients names addresses ect will be made available to police enforcement......

Easy for them to link medical patients to drivers licenses....when being pulled over guess who will be automactically asked to test:finger::finger:

Why not allow home grows for everyone who wants to and for those who dont they have the stores.....choices thats legalization

....I-514 allows a 20x20
I was already set in a firm no on I-502 when I found out there was no referendum; or whatever the technical term is provision perhaps under the proposed code to allow personal growing. And that was long before I heard about the DUI provision, which was another deal breaker.

But on the concept of homegrown... Tobacco and alcohol below 20% ABV can be produced at home legally in most states, for personal use or at least not for profit. (I.E.: I can give you a bottle of my sparkling wine, but I can't charge someone for it. This includes a offset fee to cover expenses. Same with tobacco I can grow it process it cure it cut it roll it and smoke it and hand out organic tobacco to my close family members or my friends if I want. But I cannot subcontract a person for any processing for any monetary amount, and I cannot sell it. Once again not even to cover my expenses.) For the very reason mentioned in another post on this thread. If it is a legal commodity who is not to prove I didn't buy it at the store? It isn't illegal to toss my receipt. And in that spirit is part of why the ATF was formed, it would take too much manpower to bust people for making a product that is legal to possess and consume. But sales is a whole different matter, and as such can be focused upon and controlled with a semi-minimal effectiveness. And furthermore the ATF has IMOP the ALMOST THE MOST support period from other federal agencies. Why? Because 99% of what the ATF does deal's with... can ya guess? TAX VIOLATIONS yes sir don't steal from the government, they got a monopoly on it.

Essentially my point was if they do not have a grow your own provision, the cost of regulation will be more than the income in question. I-80 in Oregon has come against a lot of opposition from law enforcement just for the fact it does have a home grown provision. They feel nobody is going to pay $350 an ounce for the product if they are able to grow it themselves, and have a fervent belief that not only can a monkey grow cannabis but it can grow "the dank". And that in fact growing high grade cannabis is not much work and with little learning curve. (High grade like that which would supposedly be available from the state but the cannabis strains and potency will be decided upon by an elitist board much like the alcohol control board.)

But furthermore as a provision to allow home growing would not flood the market with cannabis that is sold without taxes, but it will in fact lower demand and with the combination of the "lost novelty" of legal cannabis that will end up driving the expected price down. But as several states are banking on egg's that haven't hatched with their tax plans if the price of cannabis was driven down even forcibly it is doubted that the government would in fact attempt to meet the market's desire and lower the price. Especially considering the item in question is a luxury, and our current governor and our current president LOVE to add extreme taxes to luxuries. Using the argument that price increases lowers abuse, but in my experience a junkie (someone who is a hardwired addict, we have all seen them) will pay whatever price is necessary to get his fix. Whether it be cigarettes, heroine, alcohol or a Hershey bar.

Not to mention if the tax plan is approved for Cannabis regulation I can state with CERTAINTY it will NEVER get cheaper, save for a national reform of some sort. In marketing there is a basic rule, set your price high in the beginning as the price of a product only drops after it's release. If I charge $200 for this model of blender in 1999 I can't charge $215 for the same blender in 2001, price and demand come into effect along with other economic theories to explain the why of this. But moving along to my point, the opposite is in fact true with most government tax regulations. As a tax is in effect it is gradually increased, the primary factory for which supposedly being inflation. But I have other opinions as to that matter, but I will not take this moment to elaborate upon it. Bottom line sign a tax into law and it only get's bigger, taxes are almost never permanently lowered for anything. Tobacco being case in point, in the last 8 years there have been so many tobacco tax hikes. Some of which being so extreme that they have in fact fueled a black market for imports from countries without tax laws.

And now finally I will be covering the point which I quoted at the beginning of this very very long dialogue. Does everyone remember the story of the 1947 Marijuana tax act? In order to grow cannabis one was required to get a tax stamp for purpose of regulation. But in fact the only way to get the tax stamp was to take the cannabis to the regulators office to be verified. Once you brought in your cannabis you were cited for possession without the proper paperwork, but ya can't get the paperwork unless ya bring in the product in question. Cool trick huh??? A perfect example in entrapment. I cannot confirm this database concept in I-502 but it is not new news to me. I remember they keep bringing up a concept of a "master list" though, year after year. It even got snuck into a few other provisions, but it was repealed due the federal position of cannabis and as such it was considered close to the grounds for entrapment.

Final thoughts on the DUI provision leads me to ask something. What is the legal limit for Oxycodone? Hydrocodone? Hell the non-non-drowsy Allegra?! (confusing eh? it means the zombie state allergy meds) Sure there are provisions in many states, and warnings on the bottle "do not operate heavy machinery" to let ya know be responsible but precaution is a case by case thing and there is no "blanket" system that can tell to a legal extent whether or not you should be driving. Yes there are roadside sobriety tests but those do NOT stand up in court in UNLESS included with a blood test or breathalyzer results. Bottom line adding a DUI provision for cannabis use is a sticky territory period, because regulation upon the use of a medication is for a doctor not law enforcement nor men in offices with red pens... (They are called lawyers, they help write laws before they are proposed. Mean little buggers most of the time, but handy to have on retainer.) Although there is some SMALL reprieve, the only was to get a DUI sample for THC is a blood test under the wording in question. Ignoring the fact they just snuck in a new law allowing law enforcement to blood test Washington state citizens just in case I-502 managed to pass. Even if you are in their "master database" they can hold ya up for hours, hassle you and in some folks opinion verbally abuse you but UNLESS YOU ARE A FELON they CANNOT force you to submit a blood test. They can ask all politely and what not but if you are not a felon they cannot force you to get one.

Most of these is from memory and or my interpretation of the subjects/laws in question. I do make mistakes and if any of my information has been misinterpreted or is just plain wrong please politely let me know, and I will look into it.

Wow... a lot going through my brain. Perhaps this dialogue was self therapeutic had a lot going on in my life and a engagement in active thought was a welcome distraction... I apologize if the hippy bored ya'll.
 

tumorhead

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My gf works for a PR company that does political work and said this is the highest polling (most likely to pass) issue on the ballot...good TV commercials too...
 

tumorhead

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I dunno, the cops can pull your blood right now, which is why when I got my med card they tell you "Do not tell police you are a medical patient if pulled over unless you are caught with cannabis or they will do their best to give you a DUI".

My co-worker lost his license after getting a DUI for a prescription he was on, after the cop pulled his blood....

I found out the hard way you can get a DUI with less than 0.08 alcohol in your system if you admit to drinking ANY AMOUNT (even 1 sip) and are stopped for a moving violation. They call it "impaired" driving. .08 is just the limit they don't need any "impairment" to charge you, it's automatic at that point.
 

colonuggs

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OK... so the State will have stores that will charge more than Dispensaries for weed due to taxation :)

The Feds need to reclassify weed... if they dont these stores will be shut down quick

Any business with a UBI ### that produces or sells marijuana cannot take 1 federal tax deduction or the standard business deductions aloud other businesses come tax time.... unless reclassification by feds
 

HippySmoke

Active Member
I dunno, the cops can pull your blood right now, which is why when I got my med card they tell you "Do not tell police you are a medical patient if pulled over unless you are caught with cannabis or they will do their best to give you a DUI".

My co-worker lost his license after getting a DUI for a prescription he was on, after the cop pulled his blood....

I found out the hard way you can get a DUI with less than 0.08 alcohol in your system if you admit to drinking ANY AMOUNT (even 1 sip) and are stopped for a moving violation. They call it "impaired" driving. .08 is just the limit they don't need any "impairment" to charge you, it's automatic at that point.
The friend who got his blood drawn is a felon? My understanding was blood drawing was only aloud for felons.
 

colonuggs

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The friend who got his blood drawn is a felon? My understanding was blood drawing was only aloud for felons.
As of Aug 1... the police can obtain your blood by force if nessary if you decline the request....doesnt matter if your a felon or not

This will also apply to suspected marijuana (DUIs) impairment if I -502 passes :(

New Washington DUI blood draw law in effect
Credit: KING
New Washington DUI blood draw law in effect



by Associated Press
KING5.com
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 7:14 AM
Updated Wednesday, Aug 15 at 4:19 PM




PORT ORCHARD, Wash. -- A new law that took effect Aug. 1 in Washington allows State Patrol troopers to have blood drawn from drunken driving suspects, even if they won't give it voluntarily.

Patrol spokesman Bob Calkins says this allows repeat drunken driving cases to be handled as felonies from the time of arrest. Felony DUI carries a 5-year sentence, versus 1-year for misdemeanor DUI.

Troopers who receive appropriate training can administer the blood draws, as well as medical professionals and other trained responders. Calkins also says dispatchers have been trained to check records and let troopers know when they have stopped a felony suspect.

The Kitsap Sun reports a blood sample was taken early Sunday from a 30-year-old Port Orchard man after he was stopped for swerving in traffic. Records showed it would be his fifth DUI in 10 years.

Correction: This story was updated to state that the law permits officers to administer blood tests if they have received appropriate training.
 

Howard Stern

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I think everyone including myself is getting a little to wraped up in the hype. A cop forcably taking blood from me? Hmm that would have to be a situation that escalated, but I am positive that a cop would have to forcably take my blood! I don't care if they are trained or not! I have had "trained" medical people take my blood and they couldn't get it right! If it passes so be it!

I hear alot of people trying to get this passed for a step in the right direction. What if Washington fucks this up? Amd it looks like they will with 502. It will be a massive step back for the legalization of MJ! We will all see what happens, like I said I can't wait to see what the new price of oz's will be! Thank god I don't donate for my meds! ;) I did vote yes on Gay Marriage! That was eisier to vote on than 502!
 

colonuggs

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I think everyone including myself is getting a little to wraped up in the hype. A cop forcably taking blood from me? Hmm that would have to be a situation that escalated, but I am positive that a cop would have to forcably take my blood! I don't care if they are trained or not! I have had "trained" medical people take my blood and they couldn't get it right! If it passes so be it!
HYPE???? NO ITS A FACT!!!! The police now have the right to request/DEMAND your blood...if you deny and say no.... they can and will take it by force.

You now have another felony charge on you if you fight.... & ur DNA is now on file
 

HippySmoke

Active Member
http://www.issaquahreporter.com/news/167243905.html

Case I reviewed for more information, and now I have a better understanding.

YES essentially anyone's blood can be drawn, as long as they are under the suspicion of a felony. They don't have to be one, or necessarily committing a felony there just has be suspicion and probable cause.

I can't drive due to a medical condition so the point is moot to me personally. But the compromise of civil liberties I found most disturbing... The whole allowing cops to draw blood thing is the main reason why I would never move to California, and now they pass it here without even a vote? Wow... And now that I understand they can't just blood draw felons it is anyone suspected of a felony crime... well let's just say I know some patients who are going to need to switch back to opiates or get a chaufeur... oh wait you can't drive on opiates either? Well patients prepare to become a homebody!... messed up. Their logic is understandable but their system of testing and methods I find appalling.
I wonder if there is a petition to repeal this B.S.
 

virulient

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This initiative is garbage. Let's put aside the whole controversy over the DUI standards. Let's put aside the issue that the state revenue produced by this would be subject to seizure by the federal government, as the origin of said revenue would be federally illegal. Let's look PAST these great flaws, and lets examine how it effects the marijuana consumers and growers (whether you grow commercially, for your personally supply, or even as a hobby).

Put simply, this is a shakedown. Think about literally anything else you would buy in life. Tobacco, liquor, beer, even food, furniture, clothing, etc.. Anything you can legally buy, you can legally produce for yourself. You can brew your own beer without having to apply for a license ($250 application fee and $1000 a year to renew licenses under I-502). You don't need the state to come in and 'sample' your beer, or tobacco plants, or liquor coming out of your home-made distillery. And if you don't "satisfy their standards", they surely wouldn't destroy it all, would they? Under I-502, you would have to apply, and maintain a license, as well as send samples of your plant to state run testing facilities, where they would then determine if they think your plants are worthy of living or not. While I think we DO need standards on commercially produced marijuana that will be sold to the public on a retail level, this initiative leaves no room for everyone else. What about those of us who CAN'T afford retail prices at state approved dispensary? What about those of us who don't want to grow marijuana for a living, but also don't want to over-pay at retail price? What options does this initiative REALLY give the everyday man and woman of Washington state?

This initiative allows you to continue to grow marijuana IF you do this, and IF you pay that. Either marijuana is legal, or it isn't. This initiative is not a legalization. It is Washington state putting it's hand in a cookie jar and shaking an illegal industry down for their cut, and in return we are free to continue to do as we are doing?

If you have a brain, please, take 5 minutes to read the law and decide for yourself. Our current system isn't the answer, we DO need a change. However, I-502 is NOT the answer. Please help us get this rejected so we can get to work on writing and proposing a more realistic law that will work for everyone.

Thank you for your time.
 

colonuggs

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NO to !-502

YES to I-514


The Cannabis Child Protection Act I-514 is all volunteer. It would allow adults to grow a 20 by 20 garden. The penalties for minors would be changed so we can discourage minors from using drugs without marking them with a scarlet letter that will make getting a job difficult for their entire life. CCPA 514 makes it so you can not be charged with a marijuana DUI unless there is video evidence in addition to other evidence before any blood evidence can be used. CCPA also makes it a crime for state agents to assist federal agents in any way if the federal agents are going after people who are following state law.


I-514?s deadline for 241,153 valid signatures is January 6, 2013,
 

HippySmoke

Active Member
NO to !-502

YES to I-514


The Cannabis Child Protection Act I-514 is all volunteer. It would allow adults to grow a 20 by 20 garden. The penalties for minors would be changed so we can discourage minors from using drugs without marking them with a scarlet letter that will make getting a job difficult for their entire life. CCPA 514 makes it so you can not be charged with a marijuana DUI unless there is video evidence in addition to other evidence before any blood evidence can be used. CCPA also makes it a crime for state agents to assist federal agents in any way if the federal agents are going after people who are following state law.


I-514?s deadline for 241,153 valid signatures is January 6, 2013,
I am interested in further documentation, and perhaps a list of place where I can sign if I am behind the initiative. Do you have any further information? Perhaps a website?

EDIT: I have found a website that is supposedly official, but they have no had an public signature work outside of olympia and seattle. If they expect signatures I'd think they would have more places distributing the petition.
 

virulient

Active Member
I haven't researched I-514 yet, but if this proves anything it's that I-502 is NOT our only chance at 'legalization'. Please don't be afraid to vote no on I-502! There will be better opportunities for our community in the future.

I-502, The Shakedown Initiative.
 

HippySmoke

Active Member
I haven't researched I-514 yet, but if this proves anything it's that I-502 is NOT our only chance at 'legalization'. Please don't be afraid to vote no on I-502! There will be better opportunities for our community in the future.

I-502, The Shakedown Initiative.
It makes basic sense that the first one on the ballot is unreasonable, who takes the first deal that is offered to you in most situations?

Yes that is the site I found, but as I said there seems to be no progress since last april on the public signature front.
 
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