Wednesday 25 August 2010

the man from RAND says YES


...Val's brother Beau, from thimk tank RAND, says legalisation will bring the price of marijuana down to £20/ounce, and what RAND wants RAND gets, check out the full report HERE(and check out Beau's goatee, it's a Beautee)...

Presenter

Beau Kilmer

Codirector, RAND Drug Policy Research Center

Over the last year, the California State Legislature has considered legalizing, regulating, and taxing marijuana. Governor Schwarzenegger called for a debate on the issue, the Assembly's Committee on Public Safety held a hearing in October 2009, two marijuana reform bills were introduced in 2010, and an initiative has qualified for the November 2010 ballot.

This briefing will include

  • a discussion of marijuana reform efforts in California
  • highlights of the considerable uncertainty surrounding projections of the effect of legalization on consumption and public budgets
  • insights based on objective, science-based information to inform the fractious debate.

About RAND

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