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p-branez
10-08-2010, 08:01 AM
You can find a bit here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_19_%282010%29

and there's a link at bottom to read the full text of proposition - it's only 3 pages.

Californians: what do you hear among co-workers and friends? the opinion polls show that it has a good chance of passing. i don't know what the campaigning is like there, but it seems like the supporters are a diverse group - unions, California NAACP, former police chiefs, ACLU chapters. how will you vote?

the rest of us: how is marijuana treated in your state [country]? how would you vote on this if California becomes the first in a wave?

we have medical marijuana in michigan that passed with 63% of the voters, but we're left with inconsistencies between state & local enforcement. something like will come up in California between state & federal law. getting some states' rights advocates could make an even more diverse coalition for this proposal passing/winning in court.

Kid Presentable
10-08-2010, 09:13 AM
Regulation, freedom to grow and smoke in quantities for personal use, tax revenue, I can support that. But, I don't think I can support it in a world where alcohol is the benchmark for how good society is at handling its taxable intoxicants.

I lived in Lambeth during/just following their experiment, and found I drank less when I could smoke a spliff instead. But, the world at large doesn't need two poorly managed drains on its various health systems. Australia-wise, cut licensing hours and crank up the cost of booze (and the legal age mayhaps) and the weed thing would be maybe manageable.

saz
10-08-2010, 09:39 AM
http://bbs.beastieboys.com/showthread.php?t=95378