http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/Planting-the-Seed-for-Legal-Pot-81222877.html
Selective ethics,
Right or wrong has not changed in the fact that smoking is not good for you, they have taxed tobacco till it can hold no more, so morals are put aside to now allow
"The legal Sale" and "Condoned Usage" of marijuana as a fresh new tax avenue.
There not doing this out of a sense of common sense, nor are they doing it to appease "The People" They are doing this because IT IS the only thing they can do to semi stay afloat.
In time it would actually rate an advantage as a business draw.
The times they are a changing,soon to be knocking on your door
Let it in
Lawmakers consider bill to allow pot for pleasure
Lawmakers on Tuesday approved Assembly Bill 390 -- legislation to tax and regulate marijuana. The Assembly's Public Safety Committee voted 4-3 on bill at a hearing in Sacramento. The bill will now be passed to the full Assembly on Friday for consideration.
The bill, authored by San Francisco Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, would essentially treat pot the same way alcohol is treated under the law and would allow adults over 21 to possess, smoke and grow marijuana.
The law would also call for a fee of $50 per ounce sold and would help fund drug eradication and awareness programs. It could help pull California out of debt, supporters say, raising up to $990 million from the fees.
