Pubdate: Thu, 03 Dec 2015
Source: Sacramento News & Review (CA)
Copyright: 2015 Chico Community Publishing, Inc.
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/540
Author: Ngaio Bealum
Column: The 420

DON'T CROSS THE LINE

Is it legal to sell weed in other states?

- -Pez D. Spencer

It depends on what you mean by that question. Can you sell weed in 
Oregon, Alaska, Washington, Colorado, California and a few other 
states? Yes. You have to follow a bunch of rules and pay your taxes, 
but yes, it is legal. In fact, it is more legal than ever. Alaska's 
Marijuana Control Board just voted to allow some recreational-er, 
adult use-retail cannabis dispensaries to allow onsite consumption of 
cannabis. How cool is that? And new Canadian Prime Minister Justin 
Trudeau has already started to work on legalizing cannabis. This is 
incredible. Just think: You can be high all day on the Alaska 
Highway. How about a cannabis-tasting road trip from San Diego all 
the way to Fairbanks? Good times. Hell, you could start in Mexico, 
since Mexico's Supreme Court just ruled that growing and smoking 
marijuana is a "fundamental human right" as defined in the Mexican 
Constitution. Daaaaamn. Way to go Mexico!

But I digress. You can't sell weed across state lines. Ever. 
Interstate trafficking of narcotics is a felony. (Remember, marijuana 
is still a Schedule 1 narcotic in the eyes of the federal 
government.) You can get up to five years in a hurry, and if you are 
caught with more than, say, 100 pounds, you could get up to 20 years. 
And federal time is different than state or county time. The feds are 
big on "day for day" sentences, meaning you do each and every single 
freaking day of your sentence. It is extremely difficult to get time 
off for good behavior. Don't do it.

Since we are talking about prison, now would be a good time to 
discuss the issue of people still in jail for cannabis "crimes." 
Obama just pardoned a few folks, but there are still hundreds, if not 
thousands, of people in prison for nonviolent marijuana offenses. No 
one should go to jail for marijuana. Ever.

During this holiday season, let's all take some time to reach out to 
our imprisoned brothers and sisters. The website www.pow420.com has a 
list of just about all of the marijuana POWs in the United States. 
Please write someone a letter or a postcard. And call and email your 
elected officials. Stay active. Weed is still winning.

Any fall harvest favorites?

- -Chron N. Suer

Yes! I have to say that Oregon is steady smashing the game right now. 
The Oregon SunGrown Growers' Guild grows some incredible weed and 
great flavors. I am still on the Yayger (could be the greatest 
microstrain ever, and will probably migrate to Cali soon), and this 
strain from Rogue Buds called Omega that is full of fruit flavors and 
happy motivation. Here in Cali, I found a nice Humboldt Girl Scout 
Cookies. I am also hella looking forward to the Emerald Cup cannabis 
competition in Santa Rosa this December 12 and 13. Find out more at 
www.theemeraldcup.com. I love outdoor weed more than I love indoor. That is all.
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