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18774694322187746943. Due to our poll question today. Is whether or not you would vote to legalize. Marijuana decriminalize. It.

But legalize it well in California. The electorate out there in the state. That Scott -- what twenty billion dollar. Budget deficit is going to vote next November on whether or not pro legalized pot. A ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana use in California has received enough signatures to place before voters next year organizers set. This is Bloomberg. The tax regulate and control canvas active 30. Has garnered 680000. Signatures more than -- 434000. Or acquired the place and on the state ballot. Said sol why it -- him. A spokeswoman for the it's measure's sponsor -- stirred the M university in -- Oakland. Which bills itself as America's first campus college. In other words there really is a we'd school. -- stirred AME university. You know like tell guests. What. Amsterdam. It's run by Richard Lee. Well known all quantum medical marijuana entrepreneur. And the initiatives main backer. The measure. Which must be certified by the California secretary of state before it can officially be placed on the ballot will allow adults 21 and older to possess an ounce of pot and cultivate 25 square feet for personal consumption. Cities and counties can decide how and if that tax commercial sales and cultivation. So if for instance in the end bill our Alamo or they're like Colin the guess these are small towns. In in in the inland in the interior. If they're like oh my gosh we do not want -- Aires or any of that and our communities that's fine they don't have to have it but in a place like Oakland where we desperately need revenue it would be a perfect fit. Just one Oakland needs I would say from one rights -- what I've seen and read about Oakland they need more. Rampant drug use in India Oakland where there is no they are there. A field poll conducted in April showed that 56% of registered voters in California supported legalizing and taxing marijuana so how do you stand on this one. 18774694322. California is one of fourteen states allowing some marijuana use for health reasons they should put that in quotation marks health reasons. According to the US Justice Department. Oakland voters. Approved a measure making their city the first in the US to tax it. -- the the marijuana band has been in effect in California since 1913. 18774694322. Is marijuana has -- alcohol for society no it's not isn't as bad as cocaine no it's not isn't as bad as tobacco no it's not. But even the back on -- the back -- it doesn't affect you mentally but. It affection more physically you've become addicted to it so it's war its overall let's -- tobacco was worst first us.

But I have my in my feeling is do do we really need to be legalizing more drugs -- if we had a thing if we could go back into and over again. In spite of the fact most people can handle alcohol there's a huge number of people may be five to 10% of the population can't handle alcohol and it's say it it has horrible off facts on the society. We're gonna people who died from smoking cigarettes and again I'm not in favor of outlawing tobacco it's it's here Andy it's legal. But he do you would do you really want to encourage people to have to smoke eighty a substance. That lets face it. For most people who smoke marijuana it it. It at -- at its very best it wastes your time totally I know what your own free time but. Society. Society has this has a stake in discouraging. ET social behavior and behavior in discouraging behavior that leads to dependence on the state. The average marijuana smoker is less productive. Than someone who doesn't smoke marijuana it's as simple as that. We have enough ways. For people to get stoned and I'm let's say you throw people in jail I'm just saying let's make it. Not the easiest thing in the world to go out and get a joint. You know we we tried. With gambling with. Lottery with the lottery the Massachusetts state lottery. We tried to take away the money from the underworld and yes we succeeded in taking away the money from the underworld. But guess what we've also got a lot of work. Gambling addicts now than we used to have. You CED you know we've all seen them at the convenience stores -- to supermarkets were really so lottery tickets people who can't even wait to got a parking lot before they start scratching people who. Spend their lives playing -- people who -- drive the year casinos every weekend. I mean. The gambling problem has gotten worse since gambling was made legal. Does anyone doubt that. 1877. Do why don't we want to legalize pot why not just keep it the way it is see you then don't tell and I we're gonna we're gonna hear from pot heads saying that. That people are in jail fur -- Possession of two joints I don't believe that I don't believe anyone has gone to jail for possession of two joints for about thirty years. What -- not in this state anyway 18774694322. Warner your next with how we cargo ahead Warner.

Dude I -- jailed position at juke joints. Can't. You have probably I actually I didn't they ought to legalizing it is sort cotton -- easy to get now anyhow. I don't think you're gonna see that many more people. Yeah and it. Because if they want that they can get it.

That's what you say Warner I don't buy that I think get IE you know I think there'd be older people let them you know kind of terrorize their sources of dried up over the years they get right back into what if if they can buy it over the counter at the liquor store.

I'm 56 years old and I could have that would then in the hour I'll wandered.

Yes so tonight I thank. Yeah and I'm 27 went out but I but I don't think we're I don't think we're we're typical of our age group.

Then there's the biggest cash crop in the nation.

And I don't -- I don't know I don't know portable big smoke and didn't warn you can't tell me you think it's a it truly good to be smoke a lot of plots.

I don't know honestly it did this physical effects I can't tell you -- all. What they are but.

I'm not -- are facts I I just think it kind it's -- at the U. You know you just want you wind up just a waste of time you just the use only now you'd -- you go to the supermarket and buy munchies you know you you go and have a beer in -- were freaked. You don't horny thing.

Well usually I'd you don't dornin when you showed -- never should expect either.

Don't you know. But I would say but it's too late to put that genie back in the bottle we try sponsor was called prohibition and it didn't work out.

Yeah I and how assists illegal marijuana work it out. You know I think we're shovel it against a guy -- Japanese and we might as well make the best --

He had been hoping their constituents will be -- to vote for them. Now we need Margaret short just go down Arizona along the border -- watch what's happening around. You know maybe these Mexican drug war won't say oh great it's legal they had not -- more awesome. -- more people look also must sell it wonderful you click Internet people.

Ideas Michael I think it's more -- they're bringing across the border.

Pocket. Who are huge spirit Coca can -- unit stops good. Leaks and everybody out -- his massive now look at the -- the unit bought bought bought bought bought.

Yeah but the thing about pot is you know it's harder they it's it's so much -- the the massive it -- got to bring in so much more to make the same profit you can make with a small amount cocaine. You know if I was down in Mexico IB bring in Coca cross the border probably.

Try to catch an episode of drug wars in America on the geographic channel and you'll see how much it's no longer. Yeah not that sure of twenty losses.

I think it's I think a lot of people can may have led to there are a lot obviously there are a lot of people -- look what happened now I'm Brockton the other day right. -- how to Jason some guy who took a shot at somebody and they you know they're running past the or a row of empty houses and they just happened to say. She does some -- and that abandoned house ten they're bright they're growing pot in Brockton John they're grown pot everywhere in the country.

What about the proper shot deal we go over all the cop shot him a 146 kind could be executed a patrolman when he was asked why. They shot him a 146 times get what he told them. Why could we ran out.

You could block the good -- one may I ask for that one mark you're next with how we cargo ahead mark.

Let them haven't. There.

I think we got someone who's a victim of -- a bus. Madness thanks for the call mark jolly. Yes dude.

Howard my back from disconnect I -- okay now undisclosed location.

Are you high on referred mark.

No no just just so going to make promote certain. I think people being persecuted. For certain. I mean government control is getting pretty excessive nowadays you have.

How much is government control of Merrill what how was government controlling marijuana these days.

Are you it's up -- it's like chapel. I mean that too weird -- then tell me that I can't -- my penis.

Okay that's okay that's enough for okay thanks 187746943221. Mates. That's why it's off only having one person in here and that zombie radio. John you're next with how we cargo ahead John.

Good evening gap that. -- out irresponsible adult out of professional.

Well I know where I don't know and I -- this is -- now he's responsible he's an adult so you must be oh wicked big pot head John.

Out -- would you pick but had also have a bachelor's degree had a master's degree from an accredited school and I do like smoke pot after my business is done. You know at the end of the day here they want awhile and you know I don't think it strange alligator blood here and --

No no and say I'm not old John no one seeing you can't get a buzz we just say I don't like your regular oh you're my current year. Well what are the odds of you be arrested Jihad.

make it happen how -- you -- and all you Australia they got a couple of Giorgio LA -- all the sudden fury again -- like a little.

The only way -- and handcuffs like a criminal is if you've been smoke and in the car. I tell you don't -- you. -- you have 0%. Chance of being arrested.

Yeah you know he'll -- Where did this it it shouldn't be that way Alex actually it actually regulate it.

People are going to abuse it John how many people do what is it now it. 10% of the male population the male adult population doesn't work. Because they've chosen not to work. There -- there there are on there are -- there were on drugs. They've gotten discouraged by unemployment what's gonna happen if they if they can go down to the local 7-Eleven and buy a -- of a pack of Acapulco Gholston is gonna even your mental going to work in the morning.

I usually get out. -- Charlie that I.

Terrible I said that coming out of your alcohol is worse than pot. So what's cocaine it's always tobacco but again I don't -- things both those things were stock weathermen and cocaine isn't going to be -- any time zone. I just think that there's no need to legalize another substance that's going to was to encourage walk. I think. I mean no marijuana. And I know what it does and it is it's all about slot. We have enough swore off that's who I like the you keep using that word over and over again. To my brain is burned out of Mikey -- community is seven laps. Sloth is what marijuana produces. Better and we had this country is all easy enough is it is. Wanna respond to that drive.

I think it regulating it will be better than you know get -- get off the street -- to get rid of the criminals selling at.

Get rid of the criminal selling at what makes you think the criminals are gonna keep selling it to be that taxes.

Well good that's a good possibility right now happily I did think that we will put. Who weren't -- large portion many to a Jewish fortunate we're putting you know the people to go to jail but yes they probably -- out of it. And you know it could go we should be do -- I don't think it's actually beat it. And they helped the budget a little brush I take your colleague.

The good the budgets like this the budget been held by legalizing gambling know what is not we have a bigger deficit that we would that we had before we legalized gambling. 18774. Billion we have more of now is more gambling addicts. 18774694322. Was probably better when not. When they had it when you had to go to was Somerville Roxbury to attempt to walk play the number he had to make a phone call. To go to those places. It did there were fewer people playing at the -- there were few or -- few were secretaries of law firms embezzling the money. You always read those stories now. Door there was there was nobody warned -- casinos except in Vegas send our Reno so you were read the stories about the people leaving their kids in hot cars while they went in and and I worked the the DS slot machines for twelve or fourteen -- course. 18774694322. -- say and you know you can stop -- he can't and it's just -- you know if you legalize it. You've given at the imprimatur of of of state a state of societal approval. And I just died just building it's good for society Dana you're next with Howie -- go ahead Dana.

Merry Christmas solid Merry Christmas. I don't -- already morbid back in the day back in the mid eighties. I believe -- they're not cheer in the state of Maine this state I tried to sell stamps to wad of marijuana dealers. So that they can pay their fair share of -- the taxes of what they've they've done on the profits for the sale of marijuana.

Walton marijuana is basically decree is totally decriminalized in the state of Maine hasn't had basically.

I I I really can't tell you fish or I mean I used to I used to buy it and I used to you know kind of you know it didn't didn't really like going into the seedy part of town to buy it but I do it. I don't -- as the -- relies very well so what it is.

And we lost the last time you read in the paper about someone getting arrested for an out there because they announce.

at this whole thing with the marijuana laws I mean it's it's it's kind of far more fun when it's illegal light.

They should -- until I had even thought about -- all the bad.

That I mean I I remember that my mother told me this story of when I was just it's a preteen she said she knew I was smoking cigarettes. But she that we do it because she thought I was getting you know what she knew that I thought that I was getting all it was problem. And so that kept me from the old drinking or whatever else.

Told me she said if you ever want a cigarette Howard you come to me and I'll if you wanna Michael melts and I said thanks let's go to god kick I have a pell -- now. Generally should why why do you well wide what do you say this and she said what you know if you get a cigarette from somebody who at in the schoolyard. It could be from a dealer and they're trying to hold Q1 marijuana. IR LI NS data -- you mean if I ask a stranger for his cigarette alcohol -- I may end up giving some popped. So I immediately started asking strangers for cigarettes.

Yet that's reefer madness for all the hard right they're.

That's right that's a great movie reefer madness I haven't seen it for logging on him cotton a cigarette from a strained ever wants. It's another one of those myths like sticking your hand out the window it's going to be take it ripped off and you won't even though it's gone but never happened either. 187. Said people with Playboy under the beds dying of heart attacks at age twelve that I'd never heard of let that happen and either although I you know mighty the -- told me about that one. 18 sevenths and may have to bury. That little boy in -- consecrated ground because he was guilty of a mortal sin in his immortal soul went straight to hell and soon thereafter his mother died. From broken heart.

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Very -- look at it this school. Got a unique perspective employer I would be -- day all day long by or six years. Yeah and I have not smoked by -- three years now. But I did. Got a -- the budget been -- bump into. It -- smoke pot every -- just like. Alcohol or cigarettes very have a drug habits are expected like cop he's spoken you know activity that -- law. You know our I would you know been put strict -- inside that all the part they are not proud of that just -- but you can't --

College is pretty easy to get through even if you're starting. It lets me on the --

I have friend gimmick docket right now who argue that -- I guess -- try to say is.

They are they going -- we college there in Oakland. All third AM university. It but I'm not making that up it's right here in the Bloomberg story oak stirred AME university whatever the hell that is as always the one that's behind this -- referendum drive in California.

Debt they wanna build it that we take the stupidity out of it did make it accessible to any individual little a lot of.

Well a good sign but it didn't hurt too wide you quit don't want it seen him.

Well -- activist said that it was deflated they did it drug it and if you took like abusing any drug if you do it too much the -- things -- bad they don't like it said it did it every day. All day. First pictures straight -- audio was pretty -- Alberto. But as you know I'd be used to dislike children dressed every -- respect everyday for six years all they ought to be dead.

Yeah but you're not you're not so you weren't functioning very well I mean you could -- quitting they would if your -- from the moment you get up in the morning a year you're not gonna get don't get anything done.

Well obviously you have -- you have got a degree. -- a -- how the hell out of job my job there that your all right I I was -- sparked it and never got arrested and never got in on never had any problems largely that's. Actually issued kind of catalyst -- nonsmoking and.

We got it they're there you go home okay we gotta stop hold it right -- somehow we car. It's how.