US CA: Economic Benefits May Sway Californians To Legalize Marijuana

Edmonton Journal, 24 Oct 2010 – Sales, Tax Revenue During Tough Economic Times Pitted Against Fears of ‘Ganga Madness’ If Laws Relaxed Gripping his lighter in one hand and a blue bubbler pipe in another, David Goldman leans forward on his living room couch and begins to medicate. The pipe burbles as he takes a long drag of the premium marijuana doctors have recommended for his chronic pain and headaches. He waits a moment to exhale, savours the taste, then releases a long plume of smoke into the air.