California assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-SF) announced, on Feb 23, the introduction of AB 390; a bill to tax and regulate cannabis like alcohol and cigarettes. At a San Francisco press conference, Ammiano stated that “with the state in the midst of a crises, the move to tax and regulate cannabis like alcohol and tobacco only makes sense”.West Coast Leaf, volume 2, No. 1, spring 2009, Pg 1. The Bill would allow licensed producers and distributors to market their product to responsible adults who are over 21, similar to the sale and regulation of alcohol. If AB 390 passes it will open the flood gates to the cannabis industry; it will reveal that cannabis and the major industry that surrounds , will have the potential to boost americas economy by generating tax revenue and by creating mass amounts of seriously needed jobs.