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High all,<br>
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Some items of interest to Montanans:<br>
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<li><a
href="http://www.missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_48c091d2-c2f9-11de-a4b7-001cc4c002e0.html">First
Montana Hemp License</a></li>
<li><a
href="http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/news/news_article/legalization_of_marijuana_would_solve_problems/4232">Legalization
Solves Problems</a></li>
<li><a
href="http://www.grupthink.com/topic/13892/Average_cost_a_MTmedmj_caregiver_invests_in_garden_when_starting_up_pls_note_of_patients">How
much do caregivers spend to start up?</a></li>
<li><a
href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_a5b291d0-c4c8-11de-a797-001cc4c002e0.html">Medical
marijuana group barred from civic center<br>
</a></li>
<li><a
href="http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/government-and-politics/article_6c8c9100-c2af-11de-a5c9-001cc4c03286.html">Billings
considers caregiver business location restrictions</a></li>
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The common theme? The cannabis plant is slowly, with some pain, coming
in from the cold. <br>
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The only realistic way to achieve "legalization" is to embrace some
government oversight. Make it safe, controlled, adults-only, with a
structured system, tax revenue, etc, and the people "on the fence" will
vote our way.<br>
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Of course we need to preserve the right to have a personal grow. Just
like we allow grownups to brew their own beer and wine, we need to
allow grownups to have their own marijuana garden. It is just a plant.<br>
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I think that something between the <a
href="http://www.grupthink.com/topic/13850/Which_model_for_legal_marijuana_do_you_favor">beer
& wine model and the coffeeshop model</a> could work for Montana in
a couple years. <br>
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What do you think?<br>
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John Masterson
Montana NORML - Working to reform marijuana laws in Montana.
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