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(0 votes) 7:42 am
July 8, 2010
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Well now we know that the good ole 'empty suit' is beholden to the pot shops. He's been given almost $ 10,000 for his March re election campaign by the dope shops.
Sort of explains why Venice has almost all CD 11s pot shops located around our town!
Shanty
7:52 am
June 20, 2007
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I assume Shanty is referencing this article from the LA Times?
But pot dispensaries have quietly made headway on another City Hall front: mobilizing campaign cash for their key allies. Over the past year, dispensaries and their supporters have given more than $16,000 to the re-election campaigns of two Westside councilmen who opposed the pot shop ban, according to a Times review.
Councilman Bill Rosendahl, who faces re-election in March, accepted nearly $8,900 from medical marijuana advocates last year, more than one-tenth of the money collected by his campaign in 2011. A longtime proponent of legalizing pot nationwide, he told The Times that he has had his own medical marijuana prescription for a decade, relying on the drug to cope with neuropathy, a nerve disorder that can make his feet "red hot with pain."
That makes the councilman, whose district stretches from Westchester to Pacific Palisades, the first politician at City Hall to acknowledge being a consumer of medical marijuana. Rosendahl would not divulge where he obtains his marijuana but said he does so legally.
Pot dispensaries, said Rosendahl, are no different than any other group seeking to weigh in at City Hall. "They wanted to do something for me, and it's been clear for 20 to 30 years where I stand on this issue. I think the war on drugs is destroying this great nation."
8:12 am
October 7, 2010
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The picture becomes clear now. Why does Bill R make some of the stupid decisions he makes – cause he's stoned off his ass!
Maybe it's time to set down the joint Bill. There are some serious problems here in Venice that need fixing. You'll have lots of time to smoke up and go play with your homeless friends on your new zip line later.
9:22 am
June 16, 2009
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Follow the smoke.
12:02 pm
January 20, 2012
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I wonder if Cheech and Chong are going to run Bill's re-election campaign.
12:28 pm
August 19, 2009
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No different then the Zip Line, sooner or later we will find how much money is in Bill R pockets for the Zip line.
Should be really fun riding this zip line stone and we can maybe charge extra for that.
12:34 pm
January 20, 2012
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Bill's new campaign slogan:
"Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope."
1:07 pm
August 10, 2009
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You think taking away the shops is gonna make anything your complaining about go away? The crustys? Burnouts? You average pot smoker?
Here before the dispensaries, here during, here after. You can have it paying tax, or you can have it not paying tax. Those are your options.
1:19 pm
April 13, 2012
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RJ said
You think taking away the shops is gonna make anything your complaining about go away? The crustys? Burnouts? You average pot smoker?
Here before the dispensaries, here during, here after. You can have it paying tax, or you can have it not paying tax. Those are your options.
Or you could have fewer dispensaries more professionally managed and ban pot doctors and head shops from the Boardwalk.
1:45 pm
May 15, 2010
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RJ said
You think taking away the shops is gonna make anything your complaining about go away? The crustys? Burnouts? You average pot smoker?Here before the dispensaries, here during, here after. You can have it paying tax, or you can have it not paying tax. Those are your options.
The problem is the dispensaries are not collecting or paying tax. Make it legal and tax it like gasoline or cigarettes.
4:14 pm
July 23, 2010
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road_biker said
RJ said
You think taking away the shops is gonna make anything your complaining about go away? The crustys? Burnouts? You average pot smoker?Here before the dispensaries, here during, here after. You can have it paying tax, or you can have it not paying tax. Those are your options.
The problem is the dispensaries are not collecting or paying tax. Make it legal and tax it like gasoline or cigarettes.
I know some (non-Venice) dispensary owners. They told me the surest way to get raided is to not pay your sales taxes.
Speaking of taxes I personally feel that the tax rate on mmj should be much higher. When a black market dealer makes a sale only part of the difference between purchase and sale price is actually profit. The dealer treats the entire amount as profit but in reality a large chunk of the "profit" is really a risk premium--Each transaction has a small chance of landing the dealer in jail. In reality jail time represents a significant cost to the dealer.
If mmj is going to be shielded by the state from prosecution then the state should be capturing part of the risk premium inherent in each transaction.
Just my 2-cents.
