Every two weeks I look at my situation and try to decide what to do next in terms of travel. I'd very much rather be in Arizona right now. The family situation I have is not resolving itself and may not for a long while. From what I see about the virus, there is nothing at all positive about moving elsewhere. I'm currently in an extremely safe place and have been avoiding other people the best I can; that would go away en route or at my...
No one could have foreseen that South Dakota would legalize marijuana before New York. That's a double strike against NY because New Jersey beat them to it as well. The race is now on. New Jersey is interesting because they don't impose any special marijuana tax on sales, relying totally on their existing sales tax (about 6.25%). That means if NY did legalize, and tax like all other states, NJ will always have the cheaper products. Now consider...
All of the legal states achieved legalized marijuana for use by any adult via voter-approved initiatives, except Illinois. All had and have an existing medical marijuana program of some sorts. Almost all the states enacted a regulation structure that issues licenses to grow, process, sell, test, use, and possess, as well as a taxation system. Washington (2012) Considered a mature market and regulatory structure. Colorado (2012) Considered a...
I worked for 15 years for King County (Seattle) in the computer department and served for many elections. It was a ton of fun, fascinating to watch, and great to work with so many good people. Here's how it works: Counting the ballots on election night is purely theater, a show put on for the benefit of the media, mainly, and the parties and organizers for candidates and the issues. The idea was to get a reasonably complete and accurate...
After yesterday's run of passing all the cannabis issues, all states in the union now have some sort of legal cannabis on the books, except Idaho where having anything to do with the plant brings a possible felony. Now, some states only allow "hemp" and derivatives (CBD), but Idaho prohibits even that.