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Law Practice

Feb. 24, 2009

Assemblyman Proposes Law to Legalize Marijuana

A state legislator unveiled a bill Monday to legalize and tax marijuana, as activists and lawmakers sought to draw federal attention to the subject.

By Greg Katz and Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writers

LOS ANGELES - A state legislator unveiled a bill Monday to legalize and tax marijuana, as activists and lawmakers sought to draw federal attention to the subject.

If AB 390, announced Monday by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, passes, marijuana will be legal for Californians over 21. Ammiano estimated that the bill would net the state over $1 billion in new revenue by way of a $50 ...

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