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  • Ruminations – 9feb15 (updated 16feb15)

    George Rebane Data homogenization is not an objective scientific process. Recreational marijuana will be legalized across the country over the next several years.  RR is on record as a proponent of judicious progress in this direction.  Nevada County’s economy already enjoys a major contribution from the illegal RMJ that various estimates put above the $100M…

  • ERC’s 2015 Economic Development Conference

    George Rebane Yesterday afternoon and evening I, along with various board members of the Sierra Economics and Science Foundation, joined with several hundred other Nevada County residents at the Grass Valley Veterans Center to hear nationally known economics commentator and urban studies pundit Joel Kotkin, along with an invited panel of economic development professionals, to…

  • Scattershots – 4jan15 (updated 8jan15)

    George Rebane Legalization of marijuana (MJ).  Now that California begins its statewide march toward legalizing MJ, it is noteworthy to look at the path such initiatives have forged for our forebears Washington and Colorado.  In both states the ‘leakage’ of medical MJ (MMJ) into recreational MJ (RMJ) markets is now rampant.  Both states’ taxes on…

  • Scattershots – 6dec14 (updated 10dec14)

    George Rebane Reading the 6dec14 Union this morning, I noticed a spattering of feedback from conservatives and progressives that the editors had assembled.  Jobs and economic development have been elusive objectives for years in Nevada County.  Now that a ton of new environmental regulations are coming down the pike, it is interesting to see how both…

  • Measure S, As It Is (updated 21oct14)

    George Rebane Last night the local LWV held yet the latest forum (debate?) on Nevada County’s Measure S, the voter initiative to alleviate the claimed medical marijuana (MMJ) access problem.  The venue was NC’s Rood Center with both pro-S and anti-S sides well represented.  Readers recall that the county’s current Ordinance 2349 already permits and regulates the…

  • Is the State of Jefferson politically sustainable?

    George Rebane Last night Jo Ann and I attended the SoJ town hall meeting at the GV Elks Club.  This meeting was announced here, and it drew a full house.  The well-organized gathering was set up by the NC SoJ steering committee under the very able leadership of Eddie Garcia.  I even noticed that Jim…

  • State of Jefferson 11oct14 Town Hall, etc

    George Rebane The State of Jefferson movement continues along, and our Nevada County chapter of it is holding a town hall event this coming Saturday night (see below).  Remember, the SoJ movement also gives those who feel that the northern counties have no representation in Sacramento an opportunity to leverage their voice – to attend…

  • Measure S – The Numbers Please! (updated 8oct14)

    George Rebane Pro-S supporters and community leaders have been denying Nevada County voters the relevant data with which to decide on how to vote for the Measure S medical marijuana (MMJ) initiative. They have been unwilling to count the number of legitimate MMJ users in the county.  Not only that, they maintain that such data…

  • Medical Marijuana, Property Rights, and Government Access

    George Rebane [This is the addended transcript of my regular KVMR commentary broadcast on 3 October 2014.] The upcoming vote on Measure S, the medical marijuana initiative, is raising many questions about enforcement as they affect private property rights.  Measure S, if passed, would replace Nevada County’s existing Ordinance 2349 that prescribes how medical marijuana…

  • Ruminations – 30sep14

    'My Uncle Frank in Chicago was a staunch Conservative, and voted straight Republican until the day he died.  Since then he has voted Democrat.'  (H/T to reader) George Rebane Measure S proponents have an ex parte court hearing tomorrow to change the wording on the ballot that has been known to all since last April.  These…

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