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US CA: Oakland Pot Tax Fuels Statewide Campaign

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URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n766/a07.html
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Pubdate: Tue, 4 Aug 2009
Source: Contra Costa Times (CA)
Copyright: 2009 Bay Area News Group
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/96
Author: Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee
Cited: The 2010 Tax & Regulate Cannabis Initiative
http://www.taxcannabis2010.org/
Cited: Oaksterdam University http://www.oaksterdamuniversity.com
Cited: Coalition for a Drug Free California http://drugfreecalifornia.org/
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OAKLAND POT TAX FUELS STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN

OAKLAND -- Bill O'Donnell illegally self-medicated himself with marijuana for years for a combat injury and post-traumatic stress from military service in Vietnam.  It landed him in jail once for possession.

Today, O'Donnell, 58, legally selects medical marijuana pot brands from the "bud tender" at the Coffeeshop Blue Sky in downtown Oakland.  And he feels proud the dispensary soon will pay taxes on his purchases -- thanks to Oakland's passage of the nation's first cannabis taxation law on July 21.

"I've gone all the way from doing 60 days in jail to paying taxes on this," O'Donnell said.  "I'm glad to help out -- legitimately."

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MAP posted-by: Richard Lake

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