Legalizing Marijuana: Costs vs Benefits
Legalizing Marijuana: Costs vs Benefits – Complete video at: fora.tv Police chief Scott Kirkland debates marijuana advocates Eugene Schoenfeld and Richard Lee over the costs and benefits of legalization. Kirkland argues that the tax revenue it generates will be offset by the increased public health costs, while Schoenfeld and Lee counter that keeping marijuana illegal insures unreasonably high crime rates associated with the drug. —– Marijuana is by some estimates California’s largest cash crop, bringing in more than twice the revenue of vegetables, yet we don’t tax this green. Legalizing and taxing pot could provide .3 billion to help our hemorrhaging economy, but it might also lead to additional problems and undermine anti-drug efforts. Is this crop just cash waiting to be reaped, or is it more complicated? Come hear advocates on both sides argue the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana. – Commonwealth Club of California Scott Kirkland is the Chief of the El Cerrito Police Department. He is also a member of the board of directors of the California Police Chiefs Association. Dr. Eugene Schoenfeld practices psychiatry, with a specialty in psychopharmacology. His work in psychopharmacology includes the study, diagnosis, and treatment of problems related to drug abuse and addiction. Since 1983, he has served on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Dr. Schoenfeld is a member of the court-appointed psychiatrist panels for the Superior Courts of Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin …
A more sensible drug policy for the US
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Legal marijuana use in the United States has become spotlighted with states such as California creating laws easing up on penalties for marijuana use and making marijuana use possible in certain regards. There is still great hesitation upon easing up …
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Medical Marijuana Advocates Want Drug Reclassified
Filed under: Drug Use California
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington is considering whether marijuana should be reclassified from its current status as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use. Last year, the Drug Enforcement Administration rejected a petition by …
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How a Massachusetts company tapped California's stem cell agency for cash …
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… gene is inserted into the patient's own hematopoietic [blood-forming] stem cells. What this drug product, we hope, will do is correct the underlying hemoglobinopathy that results in chronic and life-threatening anemia through the use of a patient's …
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