Harper’s Prison Plan Headed in Bad Direction
It should be obvious to everyone now that what Stephen Harper has planned is a U.S.-style, for-profit prison system.
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Medical-Marijuana Sales Tax Nets $2.2 Million for Colorado This Year
Medical-marijuana dispensaries are now putting hundreds of thousands of dollars a month into state and city treasuries in Colorado.
The Big Business of Marijuana
The Oakland superstore is only the start. weGrow will soon open two additional California stores and has ambitious plans to expand nationally. It already has about 75 weGrow franchise stores under contract (at $25,000 a pop) in Colorado, Michigan and Illinois. It expects to have an additional 65 franchise stores in California.
Proposition 19 Campaign Gets $1 Million Donation From George Soros
George Soros, the multibillionaire investor, will donate $1 million to help pass Proposition 19, the marijuana legalization measure, which he endorsed Monday as "a major step forward."
Legal Pot Means Big Savings on Law Enforcement
Cash-strapped California would get some relief by legalizing pot, but the biggest boost would be thanks to massive law enforcement cuts, not new tax revenue, experts say.
Facebook Billionaire Gives Money to Legalize Pot in California
Dustin Moskovitz confirmed tonight that he has recently given $50,000 in support of Proposition 19, which is seeking to legalize marijuana in California this November.
Wall Street Is Laundering Drug Money And Getting Away With It
America’s largest banks can engage in flagrantly criminal activity on a massive scale and emerge almost completely unscathed.
Strapped Police Run on Fumes, and Federal Pot-Fighting Cash
Marijuana may not be the county's most pressing crime problem, but "it's where the money is" for police.
Legalizing Won’t “Reduce the Market” AT ALL
The following is my response to the Doomsayers and RCMP spin-doctors within the "California Referendum Could Deal Devastating Blow to BC's Lucrative Marijuana Export Industry" story - found here:
Banks Wary of Marijuana-Dispensary Accounts
Wells Fargo & Co. — which medical-marijuana dispensary owners say is virtually the only bank in Colorado willing to take their business — has stopped opening new accounts for dispensaries.
