California Assemblymember Tom Ammiano wants to set an example by legalizing, taxing, and regulating marijuana in his state. And he sees many benefits -- raising hundreds of millions of dollars to preserve vital state services without any tax increases, cutting the revenue of criminal organizations, helping to protect endangered wilderness areas while making it harder for kids to get drugs, etc.
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