Senator Margaret Rose Henry has a bill in draft that she has committed to sending to the GA in January to legalize and tax marijuana sales here. She is proposing it in part to help generate more than $21M in new revenue for the state. I hope that this is money that would be specifically earmarked for Education, rather than the general fund. Still — there’s not much detail yet. But this is a good time to hear this, I think. We need to make sure that candidates are asked about their positions on this and be clear about who may support it. We also need to be attentive to supporting Senator Henry on this bill, meaning pressuring your GA Senators and reps to co-sponsor. She’s probably right that there will be some blowback, but the Colorado experience is pretty undenaible. The state needs the revenue and it would be good to cut off the war on drugs at this level at least. And hey, Colin Bonini says he will co-sponsor this bill!
So what do you think?
And BRAVA, Senator Henry!