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Well I don't agree that penalties should be any higher than what they are now, especially if it's drastically more severe.
Now if they just increased the fines to gouge (as a means to make more $$$), I'd be okay with that.
To add incarceration, from a financial point of view would just defeat that purpose.
It's also ridiculously harsh to imprison someone for 6 months because of that.
That aside, America really has to get rid of that backwards 21 age limit thing.
We're not stuck in the goddamn 1950's anymore.
Myth #2: The initiative will keep young adults out of jail for using marijuana.
Fact: This initiative would put more young people in jail for pot. If it becomes law, any adult 21 or over who passes a joint to another adult aged 18-20 would face six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. [8]
(NORML's Web site reports that the current penalty for a gift of marijuana of 1 oz. or less is a $100 fine.[9])
My biggest pro for the prop is to add much needed income for the state.
Does it really do anything to benefit recreational users?
It might add legitimacy, but in practical terms I doubt it.
As mentioned prior it's already easy to obtain pot legally & conveniently here.
Does CA law really set a precedent?
I'm not entirely sure of that.
Not all states adopt CARB, so why would they do the same for the tentative prop 19?
If anything, I think Obama stating that he wouldn't enforce the federal law over state law had a bigger impact.
Think financial pressure will be the biggest motivation for all states to come up with some law to regulate pot.
Biggest con (to me) is really whether states actually make $$$.
Like I said, they really ought not to have such harsh jail penalties.
Pot ought to made avail to ppl as young as 18 (they are adults legally by then) to provide a wider taxable market.
For the recreational user, I can see how in practical terms it becomes far more restrictive.
Barring Prop 19 is by no means a step backwards either.
I think users and those concerned with the state economy such as myself (don't currently smoke nor intend to in the future), would prefer a less restrictive approach.
Like I said, propose a new law that get rid of putting ppl jail, then I'll be more open to that.
I'm leaning against it.
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