A brief understanding of the Tax Act on Marijuana,

Article written in the latest SNR by the Crusaders for Patient Rights.
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In 1937, the Tax Act on Marijuana was passed to allow all citizens theright to import, produce, manufacture, give away, administer or prescribe marijuana. All they needed was a tax stamp, which the government chose not to produce.

In 2010, the California Tax and Regulate Cannabis Act proposes to allow the manufacture, dispensation, giving away of, and administration of marijuana to all citizens age 21 and older, as long as the city or country chooses to allow it. The law gives each city the right to choose. We currently have 139 Cities and Counties that will not allow a patient to receive their medicine. Knowing they they would receive revenue from it has made no difference. The Tax and Regulate Cannabis Act of 2010 will open the door to commercial cultivation,threatening mom 'n' pop growers who provide quality medicinal cannabis to medical dispensaries.

Section 11301: Commercial Regulations and Controls leads you to believe that the regulations are defined, but as stated in c, h and m, they are very large, leaving all decisions up to local government and giving them the authority that MAY place, not WILL place regulations. It also allows local government to possibly ban, or place the types of restrictions that would never allow any use of cannabis at all. This could greatly impact safe access for patients. Patients depend on being able to purchase their medicine from Dispensing Collectives and Coops. Challenges have been successfully made against cities and counties that have denies safe access by placing bans. This initiative could reverse some of the progress made, and cause patients to loose safe access.

Cultivations for personal use (not medical) is limited to a 5'x5' area. However, the initiative makes it illegal to have more than ONE OUNCE at any time. The minute a person harvests, he may be breaking the law and subject to law enforcement. This initiative may also endanger 18-20 year olds by imposing lays that could imprison them for 3, 4, or 5 years for "giving or offering" cannabis to anyone 14 years old and up. This could cause serious legal issues, with prison time jeopardizing their entire future at the impressionable time when they should be looking at college and a future. 18-20 year olds in found in possession of cannabis would be facing 6 months in county jail with a $1000 fine. Currently, law enforcement usually use section 11357 b of the Health and Safely Code, where the penalty is a $100 fine and a misdemeanor.

The initiative states that it will make cannabis available for scientific, medical, and industrial research. It has been available for these purposes under current law already. And, the tax and regulate initiative does not allow for labs or schools to safely proceed without federal interference. On Feb 12th, 2010, Full Spectrum Labs was raided by federal authorities, as current law requires federal licensing to test cannabis; this is not addressed in the initiative. The act itself may be amended by Legislature-even though it is voted by the people, the government can make changes. This can be used as a loop hole.

G13

i see my friends fading.
where are you?
where is everyone?
this seems so familiar, i thought that point in my life was over?
you never know which ways your life will turn.
everything is different.
everything.
i miss you.
please don't forget about me.

here i am.
in this new city.
doing the best i have done in a lonnggg time.
i miss you,
but it's different now.
i see how it cant work,
but we both want it to.
forcing this will do nothing.
i understand.
i am excited to start my life.
im finally almost out of this rut.
i see the end of the tunnel.
but for now, i must go to the gym
goodnight.

a new chapter.

here we go again.
new house.
new friends.
new job.
new life.
again.

i don't take change too lightly.
this is difficult for any teenager,
but for me?
i feel scared.
i am scared of change and this new city.

help me please.
i need your help.
i don't know how i'm going to do it.

i miss you more than you could ever know.
please make time for me.

please please please.

stop stalking my thoughts.
i miss you more than i thought could ever be possible.
i miss you, you.
not this new you that has taken that loving, gentle man's place.
why is this happening right now?
all i ever think is, it can't be the end.

i wasn't ready for this.
not even close.

what is going on?

deny.deny.deny.

that's all you ever do.

won't you just fucking tell me whats going on in your confusing mind?

off.on.off.on.

that's all we ever are.

i know we have the potential to be happy for good.

i loved you. i guess thats where i went wrong.

but still...

i loved the way you air drummed on my knee in the car.

i loved our adventures to beautiful places.

i loved watching you on stage, tear the drums up.

i loved when you would tell me hush because you were shy.

i loved how you would brush my hair off my face.

i loved your art. and your creativity.

i loved the major difference between us, that bothered you, but never, ever me.

everyone always told me, you know, when you talk about him, think about him or are with him you smile the biggest smile, throughout your whole body. you have a sparkle in your eye.

i loved, loved, loved our eskimo and butterfly kisses.

i loved going to the movies with you, and how you would rub my hand with your thumb.

sneaking a quick toke before whatever we did.

our picnics.

our puzzle pieced kisses, that were perfect.
the ridge, counting satellites in the night sky.

i want it all back, too bad its to the point i dont think it will ever be the same.

at least for you.

i love you though, which means i can forgive.

am i worth the fight?

i'm hoping.

unless she has already swooped you off your feet...

just know i love you, i will always remember everything.

snow days.

smooch smooch!

sleep tight girl, see you in my dreams.

baby baby, i miss you.

i think about you everyday while i'm gone.

what happened to, "im leaving you for a bit, but know that i'm also coming home to you, and no one else. "

:D

As we sat,
we watched the clouded sky gently kiss the moon.
As we kissed,
we felt the lightning strike across the valley.
As we discovered each other,
our hearts stroke a fire.
And as this fire burns an ardent glow,
the world we know will always and never be the same.

things are different.

canada sucks.

youyouyouyouyou.
making me feel like a crazy person,
falling so quickly up this spiral staircase.
youyouyouyouyouyouyouyouyou.
ahhhh, i put everything on repeat in my head
i remember the first time i saw your sweet smile and green eyes.
i almost passed out. handsome man.
i will be stuck in the city, in this state filled with humans,
not even close to as perfect as you.
they just pass by, and i don't even take a second look.
Canada, youre lucky.
no texts from you, and i'm feelin funky.
stupid country lines.
why have you made such an impression on me, sweet, sweet man?
good lord, things have been great in my heart and mind lately.
look what you've gone and done to me.
i can honestly say that I have never felt this way.
you are missed

an inspiration

an inspiration is what you are.
creating and learning new experiences is what you bring.
musical nomad. sweet man.
who knew the feeling spectrum has such an array of colors?
who knew?

i want to know everything about you,
your full and detailed story.
childhood memories, teenage mistakes, adulthood decisions.
your travels, learning experiences, love tales, excetera.

the sky is grey today...
(i can see the sunshine)

Montana

this place is beautiful.
i have missed my cousins.
but there is nothing to do here.......
today caitlin and i went to polson, and walked around main st.
we found an AWESOME thrift store.
i bought 3 flannels for 4 dollars.
score!
i gave my mom a foot rib for 10 dollars,
she ripped me off.
i am not getting my money.
right now we are texintg megan's boyman.
he thinks we are some girl named janay. hahahahh, this is fun.
i feel 13 again......

saturday we go to glacier national park and hike.
that should be beautiful, too bad i DON'T have my camera.
SHIT!
i have missed so many great shots.
how could i do that?!
i even brought my battery charger, and left my camera in the glovebox of my car....

i miss him.
this trip just drags on and on.
it's been too long.


my nails are bright green right now.
this is exciting news, mostly because i never paint my nails,
and now they're this bright neon green, everytime i look down it's all i see!
fun fun.



goodnight internet.
goodnight sweet man.
goodnight california.
goodnight montana.
goodnight.

Beautiful Summertime

cracking, parched soil
basking in the hot, dry sun

sweat runs down my face

my naked body

soaks up the ice cold river

peaceful soul; freedom

what an awesome sunny sunshiney day.

you are great.

goodbye april

Isn't it sad how much we forget?
You know it as all still in there,
but the mental workout of recalling what happened is one heck of a chore.

April 1st: April Fools Day- i got home late. my friend had been waiting. i thought she left. i called her cell phone. "where are you? i am so sorry it took longer at the store than i thought it would!" trying to defend my position, yet, knowing i proabably wouldn't have waited either. she told me i was a bitch for making her wait, and that i was a shitty friend. not really but thats how i felt. You can only imagine the releif i felt when i saw her walk up from the side of my house, on her cell phone. "APRIL FOOLS! I LOVE YOU HAILEY! hahah, i cannot BELIEVE you though i was serious!" i just love that one day you get to fool your encounters and make them smile. my mom thought i got a speeding ticket. she was very pleased to hear, i had not.

April 7th: Dollys Birthday-we made carrot cake and it was a beutiful rainy, spring day. it felt like Washington. I have never been to Washington, but it was what i would imagine it to be like. lush and green. green ferns, trees, hills. there was literally a green glow to the fog as you walked through it. the carrot cake had too much pineapple, so it didn't set right. tasted good though. teddy got his first beater with frosting on it. he was the happiest little munchkin in the world. holding onto his prize for dear life. we lit the candles and sang happy birthday. it felt like last year. i tried to compare years. what was different, what was the same. my 'same' list was much bigger. actually, the birthdays were almost identical. how fun. we start traditions without even realizing it. dolly is 21 now.

April 11th: weird

April 13: I started school again- how strange! it's been almost a month since then! i love being back in school. i love being around people all day long. people i love. people who make me laugh, and smile. people who make me feel like a teenager again. i have missed this. my high school years have passed me by. i need to make the best of them; quickly. i want to say thank you tori woodworth, racheal, jake butts, greg hopkins, kim poppleton, ben hecht, devyn, shelby, jessicca, cassie, larrissa, sean miser, chris craghead, etc. i love stupid teenagers. they are so dumb and so much fun. i need to enjoy this. i am going to mature and grow old without even realizing it.

April 18th: Prom Night-Waited in line for 2 hours-JUST FOR PICTURES! dancing was fun though. and being with people i love. kickback at my house was alright. went to the ridge with greg, after we grabbed some grub from safeway. smoked a few bowls. drank some. played beer pong with john, josh, shelby, jessicca, nessa, and greg. passed out to john puking. my mom is still suspicious.

April 28th: nice day

saguaro cacti

the owl catches it's prey

hot, dry breeze; green flash

what happened to my year?

it seems like just last week the trees were getting buds on their branches.
the skies were gray and the rain passionate.
soaking it up, climbing trees to get a closer look.
the cycle has completed and we are back again,
spring time will be here too quickly,
then summer, fall, and winter.
each season my body and mind changes,
i am liberated as the flowers and leaves are.
i am ALIVE and the wind is being knocked out of me,
COME BACK TO LIFE, it is progressing into spring.
splash in the puddles, and dance your heart out with the rain.
take a deep breath, you have just been born again beautiful blossom.

there are times in my life

sometimes, i wish i could be a single celled organism,
or maybe an aquatic creature,
like a sand crab, or jellyfish.
a jellyfish...how crazy are they?
no bones, brain, heart, etc.
but they LIVE!
and EAT!
and SWIM!

i want to live in tide pools, and make friends with the sea anemones.



a bird with a nest in the very center of the grand canyon
living, being, breathing, in the earth's stomach.
this planet's heart and soul.

no school tomorrow

maybe i won't set my alarm clock,
open my blinds,
and let the rays of sunlight peak though my window,
until my body can't deny that it is time to wake up for the day.

five-seven-five

human innocence
living in a conscious soul
childlike adult

living in a different state of mind

i stand in awe at all these people, living in this out of control zoo. adults thinking like children, children thinking as adults. wowowowowowowowowowow. people are nuts.

i want to move to the coast

ahhhh, i breath in and out. in and out.
i see a flicker of light to my right.
the smell of salty air and cannabis fill my head.
my sences are working in overdrive.
my skin is warm, and crashing waves are all i hear.
the milky way reminds me of holes in a black velvet blanket up to the sun.
my friend passes the roach to me.
a flicker of light.
ahhhh, in and out i breath. in and out.

The trees are naked

Leaves depart their home
Nature is one big mood swing
The trees are naked

love and everything else that is included in a lifetime

she see's trees making love with the wind,
birds with the sky, life with the springtime,
waves with the sandy beaches, and rocky shores.

curiosity gets the better of her,
where does life go when we pass on?
nature, love, and knowledge are living things to be carried on with death.

hoping all life is not lost among the ability to breathe.
breathe. breathe. take a deep breath, and slowly release.
release this feeling of not knowing what to do.
doing. being. living. loving. doing.
do it. don't do it. i don't know what shit is going on.
shit, shit my mind is racing like the fuckin' tour De France.
love should be uninterrupted,
yet not ignored.
the wind will guide her heart,
she is a map, a deity.
she is one with all, and all things are one with her.

age? what is this? time is nothing.
she only knows change in life, trees, leaves, flowers, skies.

love is flowing through my veins,
along with a conscience.

Organic

Rest body, soul, spirit, mind, you are profound.
Spinning, whirling into what seems as another dimension,
reflections resembling still water.
Time travel seems exsistant.
Stumbling across tide pools, searching for creatures of vitality,
The passionate waves suffocate the rocks,
as if she had caught him in bed with Mother Nature.
Sexuality.
Dynamic daffodil hills awaken with the influential sensation of spring air,
liberated from the harsh winter frost.
Colossal redwood pines never end, Questioning the years of growth;
If I could live a thousand years, would I be the size of this tree?
The vibrant, violet lupine fill my eyes with love. 
Hopping stones down melodic streams, 
Wondering where it starts and where it ends. 
Before the media, nature was a source of life.
Music.
Relaxation.