> what a concept. If it doesn't work, we can always go back to what ain't working now.

Made me laugh. +1 like!

I, for one, object to local governments wasting all their time chasing down the producers instead of working out the details to regulate and tax the stuff. The more available they make it, the less crime will be involved.

I've an associate at work whose daughter is employed in the medical MJ field. She was working in San Diego, and has moved, along with several others in the same field, to Washington D.C., to start up a business there. Apparently the D.C. council has passed laws permitting the medical outlets.

They are extremely careful how they grow the stuff: Only 90 plants, or they could be arrested on a felony. Apparently the feds won't touch the misdemeanor setups. They document things out the ears -- one report was 400 pages!

And they have something like 20 varieties, each known for specific characteristics: one for sleep, one to help with appetite especially for chemo patients, others for pain, etc, etc. Who knew?!! It's come a long way from the stuff I knew about back in the 70s!