California Wins Small Government Fight to Legalize Medical Marijuana

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California Wins Small Government Fight to
Legalize Medical Marijuana

• BERKELEY PATIENTS GROUP

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• Are you looking to learn how to legally legalize
  medical marijuana in California? One option out
  there is to form an organization called the
  California Marijuana Consumer's Association.
  Forming a group of like-minded people ready to
  help each other is a great way to grow a
  successful campaign to legalize medical marijuana
  in California. However, before one spends their
  time helping fellow patients get legalized they
  must first learn what they are doing and the ins
  and outs of marijuana possession in California.
  Since Californian law enforcement still views
  marijuana as a criminal offense, forming a group
  could get you into serious legal trouble,
  depending on how you actually do it. Keep reading
  for some tips on how to form your own group
  without breaking any laws!

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• The first time a medical marijuana initiative
  appeared on the presidential ballot was in
  California in 2020, when voters rejected
  Proposition 19 by a vote of 53 percent to 47
  percent. Since that time, voters in eighteen
  states have voted on 62 different
  marijuana-related initiatives. Of those
  initiatives, not all have been marijuana
  legalization initiatives some have been measures
  regarding the legalization of medical marijuana,
  some are related to regulating marijuana like
  sales and taxation, and others are meant to ban
  the entire practice. Since California is the only
  state to have implemented an outright
  legalization initiative, it is believed to be the
  model for the future of marijuana legislation
  throughout the United States. However, since
  voters rejected the proposition three times, no
  official efforts to legalize recreational
  marijuana have been taken up by the state
  government.

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• So how can you organize a group that will help
  you legalize medical marijuana in California
  without breaking any laws? One solution is to
  start a Grassroots organization. Grassroots
  campaigns are not registered as lobbying groups
  and therefore cannot lobby against or support any
  particular legislation. Grassroots organizations
  have an inbuilt structure that allows them to
  build an infrastructure consisting of volunteers
  called organizers, coordinators, and volunteers
  who will work on a community-wide basis to pass
  out petitions, collect money, and gather support
  from the people in their area. This campaign in
  California was organized by dispensary owners who
  were tired of the state government preventing
  them from legally distributing medicinal
  marijuana.

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• If you're going to use marijuana recreationally,
  it is essential that your intended use becomes
  recognized by the authorities. Despite the fact
  that California is the first state to legalize
  medical marijuana, it has not yet become illegal
  to use marijuana for non-medical purposes.
  Although using marijuana recreationally is
  against the law, there are still other legal uses
  for the plant. Because California is the first
  state to legally legalize medical marijuana,
  patients can obtain and use marijuana under a
  doctor's supervision. Recreational users must
  also register with the state to purchase and
  possess cannabis.

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• The Proponents of legalization argue that
  California is a state with vast medical and
  social resources that can help treat a wide
  variety of diseases and improve the quality of
  life for all its citizens. However, the opponents
  of Prop. 47 say that although the initiative
  makes it legal to use marijuana for medicinal
  purposes, it may become easier for teens to
  consume cannabis, which will inevitably lead to
  an increase in marijuana use among adults. One of
  the proposed approved ballot measures to legalize
  medical marijuana in California would allow
  patients to grow two marijuana plants inside
  their homes for personal consumption. Patients
  would be allowed to cultivate three marijuana
  plants outside their homes only.
• According to the latest California voter poll, if
  voters pass laws to legalize medical marijuana in
  California, at least five additional states could
  join the bandwagon. Fourteen states have already
  legalized medical cannabis oil for ingestion,
  administration and distribution. Twenty-three
  states have pending legislation to legalize it,
  according to the voters. At this point, it looks
  like at least 35 states will have passed laws
  legalizing some form of cannabis oil by 2020.

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