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I've noticed people(s) main problems with Prop 19 is it is a "fake" legalization & it's not "full" legalization. It is partial legalization so that mega-corps can profit & us independent growers will go under because we have certain restrictions. People feel as if these restrictions are pointless & only there to restrict us from making money & allow business' to make money.
WRONG. Restrictions are there for the benefit of the vote. In other words, imagine if Prop 19 stated this,
"Prop 19 legalizes marijuana in any amount of possession & any size of grow area, wherever the resident feels to grow on his/her own property is ok as long as it's on they're property. With Prop 19 you will be allowed to possess ANY amount of marijuana you feel is needed."
That sounds good for us right?
But what about conservatives & non-smokers. Do you think they will vote yes when they know that they're neighbor can now grow a field of marijuana in they're backyard & make the neighborhood a good "hit spot" for criminals. It creates danger for neighborhoods & residents. The first thing criminals (Real criminals) the ones that steal kids bikes at night, break into cars, etc. will scope out houses & find fields in backyards & break into the backyards to steal the crops. That brings danger to neighborhoods. At least with a restriction, there wont be fields for criminals to find as easily & they will see it as a waste of time to hit a house with a few plants, but would it be a waste of time if the house had an entire backyard of plants?
Sure, you may be saying, "Well, without restrictions, they can grow to, so they won't need to terrorize neighborhoods..."
WRONG. Criminals are criminals, they do what they do because they are addicted to crime. WHy grow when I can steal? That's the mentality most of them have. Not to mention, most of them are homeless or can't afford to grow. People can grow, just like people can buy cars, so why are cars getting stolen? Because stealing is easier & when you have a field of marijuana in your backyard or on your 10 acres, they will steal it. That's money & time saved for them.
Now imagine conservatives or non-smokers that want to vote yes because they want California to recover in this financial downfall. They aren't going to want to vote yes without restrictions because neighborhoods get more dangerous AND because what neighbor wants to see weed plants growing over his fence? Some neighbors have kids who play in the backyard, & kids (Like I was) look through fence holes, & will see marijuana being grown, conservatives don't want they're children exposed to marijuana at young ages. Not to mention the SKUNK smell the neighbors will have to put up with because John has 56 plants in his backyard of some straight grapes. Or what about BBQ's with the family... family comes over & sees the neighbor with weed plants growing all over, is that somewhere you want to spend the evening & bring your children? Is that something you want to smell? No. Not everyone is going to grow indoors, without restrictions people will grow INDOORS & OUTDOORS because it's more yield & profit.
These restrictions were put on to help conservative people & non-smokers to vote yes. Other wise they will see Prop 19 as complete anarchy & everyone will be "doped" out in they're minds.
The restrictions are to sway voters to go YES on 19. It was a tactical move not a flaw in Prop 19. Just like Arnold's bill was to sway voters away from Prop 19, a tactical move. How many people are really going to vote YES to legalize what they see as a "Drug" to the full extent? We need to take baby steps towards this thing. Sure Prop 19 isn't FULLY legalizing marijuana, but was medical marijuana fully legalizing it? No. But we all passed that. Medical was used to create a resume, it was used to create a background, it was used to gain credentials. It was used so when they decided to finally introduce a prop to legalize (Prop 19) it would make more sense to the public because the public would see, "Hey medical marijuana didn't really cause any harm... so let's go yes on 19..." without medical marijuana Prop 19 wouldn't stand a chance, it wouldn't exist right now.
This is why we need Prop 19 to go through because without it, what chance do we have to fully legalize in the future? We need 19 to show people we can be responsible with marijuana, that way in another few years we can introduce a new prop FULLY legalizing marijuana & people will be more prone to go yes because medical was a success, prop 19 was a success, so why not go yes on this new prop fully legalizing?
Without 19, how are we suppose to introduce a new prop in the future to go fully legal with no restrictions? We can't, because we don't have those statistics we can gather from 19, we don't have the "figures" showing how much it pulled California out of debt, we don't have anything other then "We want to smoke pot all day everyday" the way the public will see it. Medical marijuana was a baby step to partial legalization, Prop 19 is a baby step to finalizing legalization, & the next prop will be the final step to fully legalizing marijuana.
Right?
Who here can honestly say without medical marijuana passing in 1996, that we would be here today with Prop 19? Ask yourself the same question for the future, what chance do we stand if 19 fails?
If 19 fails, then next time we try to go legal, all those conservatives & non-smokers who voted YES last time, will certainly vote NO this time because they will remember Prop 19 & say to themselves, "It didn't even pass when they wanted it partially legal, why would we pass it to be fully legal?" Wake up people.
WRONG. Restrictions are there for the benefit of the vote. In other words, imagine if Prop 19 stated this,
"Prop 19 legalizes marijuana in any amount of possession & any size of grow area, wherever the resident feels to grow on his/her own property is ok as long as it's on they're property. With Prop 19 you will be allowed to possess ANY amount of marijuana you feel is needed."
That sounds good for us right?
But what about conservatives & non-smokers. Do you think they will vote yes when they know that they're neighbor can now grow a field of marijuana in they're backyard & make the neighborhood a good "hit spot" for criminals. It creates danger for neighborhoods & residents. The first thing criminals (Real criminals) the ones that steal kids bikes at night, break into cars, etc. will scope out houses & find fields in backyards & break into the backyards to steal the crops. That brings danger to neighborhoods. At least with a restriction, there wont be fields for criminals to find as easily & they will see it as a waste of time to hit a house with a few plants, but would it be a waste of time if the house had an entire backyard of plants?
Sure, you may be saying, "Well, without restrictions, they can grow to, so they won't need to terrorize neighborhoods..."
WRONG. Criminals are criminals, they do what they do because they are addicted to crime. WHy grow when I can steal? That's the mentality most of them have. Not to mention, most of them are homeless or can't afford to grow. People can grow, just like people can buy cars, so why are cars getting stolen? Because stealing is easier & when you have a field of marijuana in your backyard or on your 10 acres, they will steal it. That's money & time saved for them.
Now imagine conservatives or non-smokers that want to vote yes because they want California to recover in this financial downfall. They aren't going to want to vote yes without restrictions because neighborhoods get more dangerous AND because what neighbor wants to see weed plants growing over his fence? Some neighbors have kids who play in the backyard, & kids (Like I was) look through fence holes, & will see marijuana being grown, conservatives don't want they're children exposed to marijuana at young ages. Not to mention the SKUNK smell the neighbors will have to put up with because John has 56 plants in his backyard of some straight grapes. Or what about BBQ's with the family... family comes over & sees the neighbor with weed plants growing all over, is that somewhere you want to spend the evening & bring your children? Is that something you want to smell? No. Not everyone is going to grow indoors, without restrictions people will grow INDOORS & OUTDOORS because it's more yield & profit.
These restrictions were put on to help conservative people & non-smokers to vote yes. Other wise they will see Prop 19 as complete anarchy & everyone will be "doped" out in they're minds.
The restrictions are to sway voters to go YES on 19. It was a tactical move not a flaw in Prop 19. Just like Arnold's bill was to sway voters away from Prop 19, a tactical move. How many people are really going to vote YES to legalize what they see as a "Drug" to the full extent? We need to take baby steps towards this thing. Sure Prop 19 isn't FULLY legalizing marijuana, but was medical marijuana fully legalizing it? No. But we all passed that. Medical was used to create a resume, it was used to create a background, it was used to gain credentials. It was used so when they decided to finally introduce a prop to legalize (Prop 19) it would make more sense to the public because the public would see, "Hey medical marijuana didn't really cause any harm... so let's go yes on 19..." without medical marijuana Prop 19 wouldn't stand a chance, it wouldn't exist right now.
This is why we need Prop 19 to go through because without it, what chance do we have to fully legalize in the future? We need 19 to show people we can be responsible with marijuana, that way in another few years we can introduce a new prop FULLY legalizing marijuana & people will be more prone to go yes because medical was a success, prop 19 was a success, so why not go yes on this new prop fully legalizing?
Without 19, how are we suppose to introduce a new prop in the future to go fully legal with no restrictions? We can't, because we don't have those statistics we can gather from 19, we don't have the "figures" showing how much it pulled California out of debt, we don't have anything other then "We want to smoke pot all day everyday" the way the public will see it. Medical marijuana was a baby step to partial legalization, Prop 19 is a baby step to finalizing legalization, & the next prop will be the final step to fully legalizing marijuana.
Right?
Who here can honestly say without medical marijuana passing in 1996, that we would be here today with Prop 19? Ask yourself the same question for the future, what chance do we stand if 19 fails?
If 19 fails, then next time we try to go legal, all those conservatives & non-smokers who voted YES last time, will certainly vote NO this time because they will remember Prop 19 & say to themselves, "It didn't even pass when they wanted it partially legal, why would we pass it to be fully legal?" Wake up people.
