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Monday, February 4, 2013
Effort building to change US marijuana laws
February 4, 2013
By GENE JOHNSON
Associated Press
Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — An effort is building in Congress to change U.S. marijuana laws, including moves to legalize the industrial production of hemp and establish a hefty federal pot tax.
While passage this year could be a longshot, lawmakers from both parties have been quietly working on several bills, the first of which Democratic Reps. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Jared Polis of Colorado plan to introduce Tuesday, Blumenauer told The Associated Press.
Polis' measure would regulate marijuana the way the federal government handles alcohol: In states that legalize pot, growers would have to obtain a federal permit. Oversight of marijuana would be removed from the Drug Enforcement Administration and given to the newly renamed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana and Firearms, and it would remain illegal to bring marijuana from a state where it's legal to one where it isn't.
The bill is based on a legalization measure previously pushed by former Reps. Barney Frank of Massachusetts and Ron Paul of Texas.
Blumenauer's bill would create a federal marijuana excise tax of 50 percent on the "first sale" of marijuana — typically, from a grower to a processor or retailer. It also would tax pot producers or importers $1,000 annually and other marijuana businesses $500.
His office said Monday it doesn't yet have an estimate of how much the taxes might bring in. But a policy paper Blumenauer and Polis are releasing this week suggests, based on admittedly vague estimates, that a federal tax of $50 per ounce could raise $20 billion a year. They call for directing the money to law enforcement, substance abuse treatment and the national debt.
Last fall's votes in Colorado and Washington state to legalize recreational marijuana should push Congress to end the 75-year federal pot prohibition, Blumenauer said.
Legal In Colorado
Marijuana for recreational use is now legal in Colorado.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/hickenlooper-signs-amendm_n_2272168.html
Today, Governor John Hickenlooper signed an Executive Order making an "official declaration of the vote" related to Amendment 64. The declaration formalizes A64 as part of Colorado's state constitution and makes legal the personal use, possession and limited home-growing of marijuana under Colorado law for adults aged 21 and older.
Issues that will be addressed include: the need to amend current state and local laws regarding the possession, sale, distribution or transfer of marijuana and marijuana products to conform them to Amendment 64’s decriminalization provisions; the need for new regulations for such things as security requirements for marijuana establishments and for labeling requirements; education regarding long-term health effects of marijuana use and harmful effects of marijuana use by those under the age of 18; and the impact of Amendment 64 on employers and employees and the Colorado economy. The Task Force will also work to reconcile Colorado and federal laws such that the new laws and regulations do not subject Colorado state and local governments and state and local government employees to prosecution by the federal government.
All meetings of the Task Force and any working groups will be open to the public. The Task Force will also endeavor to solicit public comment as part of its consideration of the policy, legal and procedural issues that need to be resolved to implement Amendment 64.
“Task Force members are charged with finding practical and pragmatic solutions to the challenges of implementing Amendment 64 while at all times respecting the diverse perspectives that each member will bring to the work of the task force,” the Executive Order says. “The Task Force shall respect the will of the voters of Colorado and shall not engage in a debate of the merits of marijuana legalization or Amendment 64.”
The Task Force will hold its first meeting at noon Dec. 17 / 2012 in the Department of Revenue Gaming Conference Room, 17301 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 135, in Golden.
Be Vocal
One thing that’s easily noticed when working in the cannabis reform movement is that there’s an embedded fear in many individuals when it comes to standing up for supporting legalization, and working publicly to get it done. On one hand, it’s hard to blame these people: Cannabis prohibition is a very real, very dangerous beast. The government has spent a lot of time, and resources, to put this fear into the public.
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Wyoming Laws
If one is drunk in a mine, he or she could land in jail
for up
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to a year.
Using a firearm to fish is strictly forbidden.
Any person who fails to close a fence is subject to a
fine of up to seven hundred and fifty dollars.
It is illegal for women to stand within five feet of a
bar while drinking.
You may not take a picture of a rabbit from January
to April without an official permit.
In Cheyenne - It is illegal to spit on the steps of a
school.
http://www.weirdfacts.com/weird-state-laws/69-
weird-wyoming.html
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Production Spotlight
2010-2011: 5 movies were filmed in the state:
Django Unchained, Tree Fight, Deeper, Zoo Miami,
and Wolves of Yellowstone.
Production Incentive:
The Film Industry Financial Incentive (FIFI) program
provides a cash rebate for production companies of up
to 15% of qualifying motion picture-related
expenditures in the state of Wyoming, including
post-production and digital effects services. The
production company must spend a minimum amount
of $200,000 to qualify
for a potential rebate
percentage between 12%-15%.
http://www.mpaa.org/policy/state-by-state
Using a firearm to fish is strictly forbidden.
Any person who fails to close a fence is subject to a
fine of up to seven hundred and fifty dollars.
It is illegal for women to stand within five feet of a
bar while drinking.
You may not take a picture of a rabbit from January
In Cheyenne - It is illegal to spit on the steps of a
school.
http://www.weirdfacts.com/weird-state-laws/69-
weird-wyoming.html
Movie & TV TrapCall
2010-2011: 5 movies were filmed in the state: Django Unchained, Tree Fight, Deeper, Zoo Miami,
and Wolves of Yellowstone.
Production Incentive:
The Film Industry Financial Incentive (FIFI) program
provides a cash rebate for production companies of up
to 15% of qualifying motion picture-related
post-production and digital effects services. The
production company must spend a minimum amount
of $200,000 to qualify
percentage between 12%-15%.
http://www.mpaa.org/policy/state-by-state
Wisconsin Laws
Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in
state prisons.
As people used to smuggle State Criminal Check
it in from Illinois, all yellow
butter substitute is banned.
State Law made it illegal to serve apple pie in public
restaurants without cheese.
The state definition of rape stated that it was a man
having sex with a woman he knows not to be his wife.
It is illegal to kiss on a train.
It is illegal to cut a woman's hair.
In La Crosse - You cannot "worry a squirrel.
In Milwaukee - It is against the law to play a flute
and drums on the streets to attract attention.
In Racine - Missiles may not be shot at parade
participants.
In Racine - It is illegal to wake a fireman when he is
asleep.
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In St. Croix - Women are not allowed to wear
anything red in public.
http://www.weirdfacts.com/weird-state-laws/68-
weird-wisconsin.html
Movie & TV Production Spotlight
2010-2011: 4 key movies were filmed in the state:
Transformers: Dark of the Moon, House of Purgatory,
Desolation Wilderness, and Skinny Dip.
Production Incentive:
Wisconsin's production incentives include a refundable
individual/corporate income/franchise tax credit
equal to 25% of in-state production-related
expenditures and a non-refundable wage credit equal
to 25% up to the first $250,000 for in-state wages on
salaries up to $250,000. 35% of the total production
budget must be spent in Wisconsin.
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The annual
aggregate amount of credits caps at $500,000.
http://www.mpaa.org/policy/state-by-state
state prisons.
As people used to smuggle State Criminal Check
butter substitute is banned.
State Law made it illegal to serve apple pie in public
restaurants without cheese.
The state definition of rape stated that it was a man
having sex with a woman he knows not to be his wife.
It is illegal to kiss on a train.
It is illegal to cut a woman's hair.
In La Crosse - You cannot "worry a squirrel.
In Milwaukee - It is against the law to play a flute
and drums on the streets to attract attention.
In Racine - Missiles may not be shot at parade
participants.
In Racine - It is illegal to wake a fireman when he is
asleep.
anything red in public.
http://www.weirdfacts.com/weird-state-laws/68-
weird-wisconsin.html
Movie & TV Production Spotlight
2010-2011: 4 key movies were filmed in the state:
Desolation Wilderness, and Skinny Dip.
Production Incentive:
Wisconsin's production incentives include a refundable
individual/corporate income/franchise tax credit
equal to 25% of in-state production-related
expenditures and a non-refundable wage credit equal
to 25% up to the first $250,000 for in-state wages on
salaries up to $250,000. 35% of the total production
budget must be spent in Wisconsin.
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aggregate amount of credits caps at $500,000.
http://www.mpaa.org/policy/state-by-state
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