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Bill Wood: Don’t count on marijuana windfall, we’ll need more police

Now that Proposition 64 has passed, all of the people who weren’t clever enough to get a medical marijuana card can legally get all potted up. Tax revenues from marijuana sales will have to be dedicated to hiring more police officers.

Bill Wood, Oakdale

This story was originally published November 10, 2016 at 6:04 PM with the headline "Bill Wood: Don’t count on marijuana windfall, we’ll need more police."

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