Speaking of "legal" marijuana reminds me of your previous post about "legal/REGULATED" prostitution. Here you have a situation where, because the marijuana is still highly regulated, the "legalization" is hardly an improvement. Since you can't afford the cost of the "legal" stuff, you still have to buy or produce the illegal stuff - for which you can go to jail. If the regulation makes it MORE expensive, then how exactly is the "legalization" much better than the prohibition?
------------------------ I think the question Gary is asking is something like this: In California Medical Marijuana is now legal. I have a friend who has cancer and therefore has a license to buy and smoke Medical marijuana. He can legally go to the marijuana store and buy it. However it costs $425 an ounce at the marijuana store, so he buys the illegal stuff at the bargain basement price of only $325 an ounce. However, marijuana is still a federal crime. The question is: If a DEA official tries to arrest the operator of a state licensed Marijuana store, will I as Governor direct the local police to arrest the DEA official. This is a tough question, but I am afraid the answer is: We already fought a war over this issue. It is called the Civil War. Sad to relate, my side lost the war, because I am originally from Virginia. Sam Sloan
