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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 14', '§ 27100', '§ 27200', '§ 27300', '§ 27400', '§ 27500', '§ 27600']

Ed Rosenthal, Legendary California Marijuana Grower & Activist Endorses MCLR – The Marijuana Control, Legalization & Revenue Act Initiative and Opposes AUMA – The Adult Use of Marijuana Act Based on Major Flaws – marijuana addiction
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Rosenthal states serious faults in AUMA will doom the initiative to failure. The single page, print-at-home MCLR legalization initiative is now the only hope for California in 2016
OAKLAND, Calif.–Ed Rosenthal and many others have serious concerns about the current state of marijuana legalization efforts in California. Rosenthal has announced his public support for the Marijuana Control, Legalization & Revenue Act (MCLR) initiative and opposition to the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA/the Sean Parker initiative). MCLR is now seen by the majority of activists, operators and community leaders as the best alternative to the faulty AUMA, an initiative that could devastate California’s current marijuana industry.
“If we pass a flawed legalization initiative, we will never be able to fix it,” said Ed Rosenthal. “Our only hope is to defeat AUMA and get MCLR on the ballot. The over 60 pages of regulations in AUMA are a Trojan horse claiming to be legalization.”
Major flaws in AUMA include:
FRACTURES CALIFORNIA LAWS
Cities and Counties can “completely prohibit” any type of marijuana business without asking the voters of the city or county – 26200(a)
Every city can have different “standards, requirements and regulations” – 26201
Cities and Counties can ban “delivery” business altogether – 26200(a) and/or ban “delivery” from licensed businesses outside the city or county
KEEPS MARIJUANA CRIMINAL – UP TO 4 YEARS JAIL TIME FOR
GIVING AWAY, OFFERING TO GIVE AWAY, OR TRANSPORTING, OFFERING TO TRANSPORT OR ATTEMPTING TO TRANSPORT MORE THAN 28.5 GRAMS OF MARIJUANA OR 4 GRAMS OF CONCENTRATE – 11360(a)(2)
PLANTING, CULTIVATING, HARVESTING, DRY OR PROCESS MORE THAN 6 LIVING MARIJUANA PLANTS ON ONE PIECE OF PROPERTY- 11360(A)(2)
STUPID TAXES – AUMA Part 14.5. Marijuana Tax
For a $500 pound of flowers the growers tax would be $148 or 29.6%
The total tax would be: 29.6% (grower) + 9.25% (state BOE) + 15% (retail) + 10% (or more local) =63.85% tax on Flowers
For a $100 pound of leaf the growers tax would be $44 or 44%.
The total tax would be:44% (grower) + 9.25% (state BOE) + 15% (retail) + 10% (or more local) =78.25% tax on Leaf
YOU CANNOT SELL MARIJUANA UNTIL “FEDERAL LAW” SAYS IT’S “OK TO SELL MARIJUANA!”
SECTION 11. CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION
“… no provision or provisions of this Act shall be interpreted or construed in a manner to create a positive conflict with federal law, including the federal Controlled Substances Act, such that the provision or provisions of this Act and federal law cannot consistently stand together.”
WHY MCLR
Unlike the hastily drafted 60 pages of AUMA, the 1 page MCLR only addresses a single subject, marijuana legalization for adults 21 and over. Additionally MCLR is simple to read and understand. With the 1 page version of MCLR, this will be the first time in history a marijuana legalization Initiative can be downloaded and printed at home using standard 8.5 x 11 paper and any printer (www.mclr.us/print).
MCLR’s language represents over three years of outreach to farmers, operators, patients and activists in a grassroots “open source” document aimed at legalizing marijuana. The initiative would legalize marijuana, fixes problems created by the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act (MMRSA) and provides a way for the existing medical marijuana industry to transition into a well-regulated market. This is in stark contrast to AUMA, which many say will only severely reinforce some of MMRSA’s biggest flaws.
MCLR is a single page document that can be downloaded, printed, signed and circulated by anyone with an Internet connection. This unique document is the first marijuana legalization initiative specifically developed to use social media and the Internet community. You can always have this document file to also know where you can find a rehabilitation center near you.
MCLR Print-at-Home Petition – http://www.mclr.us/print
Join and Volunteer – http://mclr2016-afpr.nationbuilder.com
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This measure shall be known and may be cited as “The Marijuana Control, Legalization and Revenue Act.”
(1) The “war on drug addiction” has failed miserably, imprisoned the poor & minorities, and handed billions of dollars to criminal cartels & gangs.
(2) Taxing cannabis sales will generate hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenues for the state.
(3) Legalizing and regulating cannabis sales will make Californians safer by eliminating the dangers caused by prohibition.
SEC. 3. A new Division 10, entitled “Cannabis Regulation and Taxation” is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:
§ 27100. Cannabis. The social use of marijuana by adults, 21 years of age and older, including the cultivation, distribution, drying, farmers markets, harvesting, on-site consumption, planting, possession, possession of concentrated cannabis, processing, production, public events, retail sale, transportation, veterinary use, manufacture of edible products and manufacture of concentrated marijuana (with or without solvents), whether or not for profit, shall be lawful in this state and is a matter of statewide concern.
§ 27200. Taxes. The applicable sales and use taxes shall apply to sales of non-medical marijuana. In addition, the Legislature may place an excise tax on the sale of non-medical marijuana not to exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the retail price of the products. Marijuana that is sold for medical purposes shall not be subject to any sales, use, or excise tax.
§ 27300. Cannabis Diversion Programs. The State shall establish and fund cannabis-only diversion programs in each county.
§ 27400. Implementation. It shall be the responsibility of the Legislature to implement any regulations necessary for this Act.
§ 27500. Penalties. Violations of any statute or regulation enacted or promulgated to implement this Act shall not constitute a felony and shall not be punished by imprisonment. Except as otherwise authorized by law, the sale, furnishing, or giving away of any cannabis or cannabis product to any person under the age of 21 years is hereby prohibited. Except as otherwise authorized by law, any person over the age of 18 years and under the age of 21 years who attempts to purchase, or purchases, and any person who knowingly sells, gives, or in any way furnishes cannabis products to a person over the age of 18 years and under the age of 21 years, is guilty of an infraction and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250). Except as otherwise authorized by law, any person who knowingly sells, gives, or in any way furnishes cannabis products to a person under the age of 18 years, and any person under the age of 18 years who purchases, receives or possesses any cannabis or cannabis products, shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Penal Code 308 as if the cannabis or cannabis products were cigarettes.
§ 27600. Local Control. A city, county, or city and county may ban, or limit the number of, marijuana businesses within its boundaries, if such restriction has been placed on the ballot by petition in accordance with the procedures for an initiative, or by the city council or board supervisors, and approved by the voters within that jurisdiction at a statewide election held in November.
SEC. 4. Liberal Construction. This Act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
SEC. 5. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable. If any provision of this Act or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
SEC. 6. Conflicting Measures. In the event that this measure and another measure or measures concerning marijuana appear on the same statewide election ballot, the provisions of the other measure or measures shall be deemed to be in conflict with this measure. In the event that this measure receives a greater number of affirmative votes, the provisions of this measure shall prevail in their entirety, and the provisions of the other measure shall be null and void.
SEC. 7. Sections 11357, 11358, 11359, 11360, 11361, and 11485 of the Health and Safety Code are hereby repealed.
SEC. 8. Amendment. The provisions of this Act may be amended by the Legislature to further the purposes of this Act by a statute passed in each house by roll call vote entered in the journal, two-thirds of the membership concurring. Any implementation legislation enacted pursuant to Section 27400 of the Business and Professions Code shall require only a majority vote in each house.
SEC. 9. Legal Defense by the Attorney General. The California Attorney General shall protect and defend this Act from any and all challenges in the courts of any jurisdiction to final judgment.
Help collect signatures for this initiative yourself using the print-at-home petition: http://mclr.us/print
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