On AlterNet: taxation

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Starving for Cash: Will California's Marijuana Initiatives Fail Without More Funding?

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 23, 2012.

A meeting of marijuana initiative leaders in California revealed that nearly every campaign is in serious trouble if it doesn't get a large cash injection -- and soon.

Greedy Corporations and the Wealthy Fatten Themselves on the Rest of Us -- Join "We Are One" Rallies to Stop the Freeloaders

Leo Gerard, AlterNet. April 3, 2011.

The rich have been sucking the economic lifeblood from the middle class for decades. Today, "We Are One" rallies are happening all over the country.

Why the Deficit Is Simply Not an Economic Problem Now, or in Future Decades

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 19, 2010.

The profound disconnect between what Americans expect to receive from the government in services, and what they expect to pay for it in taxes.

Schwarzenegger's Pot Reform Doesn't Cut It -- We Need the Whole Enchilada of Legalization

Hanna Liebman Dershowitz, AlterNet. October 13, 2010.

California's Prop. 19 would bring real reform, converting a black market into a legitimate industry with jobs, tax revenue and economic development.

Taxation and Regulation Might Not Be Fun to Talk About, But It's the Key to Making Sure Pot Stays Legal

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. October 8, 2010.

It's time to end the legal harassment, discrimination, and criminal prosecution of adult marijuana users in California simply because they are healthy -- Prop 19 will do that.

Censorship in California: Marijuana Ad Campaign Rejected by TV Stations

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. July 10, 2009.

The Marijuana Policy Project has a TV ad campaign supporting taxing marijuana, but several stations won't run it.

Obama Should Have Taken the the Pot Question Seriously At His Public Townhall

Paul Armentano, NORML. March 27, 2009.

Since 1965, police have arrested over 20 million Americans for violating marijuana laws. Obama shouldn't laugh at questions about legalizing it.

Will Legalizing Pot Save California from its Cash Crunch?

Bruce Mirken, Marijuana Policy Project. February 25, 2009.

A new bill could make make marijuana California's newest cash crop.

Zogby Poll: Majority Support for Taxing and Regulating Marijuana on the West Coast

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 20, 2009.

58% of West Coast respondents agreed that marijuana should be "taxed and regulated like alcohol and cigarettes."