MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                                                                                               MARCH 24, 2010California Ballot Measure to Tax and Regulate Marijuana Expected to Qualify for Ballot TodayMPP Spokespeople Will Be Available to the Media to Discuss Initiative CONTACT: Mike Meno, assistant director of communications â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦ 202-905-2030 or [email protected]
SACRAMENTO, CA â Today, a proposal that would tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol in the state of California is expected to secure a place on the November 2010 ballot.         The Marijuana Policy Project, which has endorsed the initiative, has spokespeople available in California and Washington, D.C. to discuss this historic breakthrough in the campaign to end marijuana prohibition. In California: Aaron Smith, MPP California policy director, 707-291-0076. In Washington: Steve Fox, MPP director of state campaigns, 202-905-2042.        Organizers of the Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010 had submitted nearly 700,000 signatures to state authorities in January, far exceeding the 433,971 required to place the question on this yearâs election ballot. Election officials are expected to validate the signatures today. The ballot initiative would make it legal for adults 21 and older to possess up to one ounce of marijuana and allow cities and counties to impose a tax on the sale of marijuana.      Â
        With more than 124,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Marijuana Policy Project is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States. MPP believes that the best way to minimize the harm associated with marijuana is to regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol. For more information, please visit www.mpp.org.####Permission to Reprint: This content is licensed under a modified Creative Commons Attribution license. Content of a purely educational nature in Drug War Chronicle appear courtesy of DRCNet Foundation, unless otherwise noted.