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(1 Nov 2010) HEADLINE: California Set To Vote On Pot Legalization
CAPTION: The battle to legalize possession and cultivation of limited amounts of marijuana for adults will be decided by California voters on Tuesday. The measure is being sold as a way to raise tax revenue for the cash-strapped state, but opponents say it will violate federal law. (Nov. 1)

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(man uses water bong nats)
THIS COULD SOON BE LEGAL IN CALIFORNIA...NOT JUST FOR MEDICINAL USE...BUT FOR RECREATIONAL USE TOO.
PROP 19 WOULD LEGALIZE POSSESSION AND CULTIVATION OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF POT FOR ADULTS OVER 21.
SUPPORTERS SAY IT WOULD RAISE TAX REVENUE FOR THE CASH-STRAPPED STATE AND ALLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT TO CONCENTRATE ON VIOLENT CRIME.
Joseph McNamara, Former San Jose Police Chief, says: "Let's be honest. Anyone who wants marijuana in California can get it so the war against marijuana has failed. All it's done is create a criminal black market for marijuana that make drug cartels and drug gangs rich.
BUT OPPONENTS COUNTER THAT MARIJUANA USE CAN BE ADDICTIVE AND SAY PROP 19 WOULD CONFLICT WITH FEDERAL LAW
Walt Tibbet, Fairfield Police Chief, says: "This bill makes it illegal for an employer to make sure someone is drug-free in the workplace. That will cost California money because it puts us in direct conflict with federal guidelines. There's a potential of 50 billion in grants that the state and local entities could lose if this passes."
ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER SAYS THE U-S GOVERNMENT WILL VIGOROUSLY ENFORCE FEDERAL LAWS AGAINST MARIJUANA EVEN IF CALIFORNIA LEGALIZING POT. BUT PROP 19 SUPPORTERS CLAIM THAT WON'T AFFECT THEIR MEASURE.
Dale Sky Jones, Chancellor - Oaksterdam University, says: "The state has no legal requirement to uphold or enact federal law meaning California has every right to decriminalize or not prosecute under federal law."
PROP 19 HAS SHARPLY DIVIDED THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA INDUSTRY, WHICH COULD LOSE OUT IF CITIES ALLOW OTHER RETAILERS TO SELL THE DRUG. USERS WOULD NO LONGER NEED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM DOCTORS WHO SPECIALIZE IN MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND GROWERS COULD SEE LEGALIZED POT DRIVE PRICES DOWN.
Michael Backes, Medical Marijuana Clinic Owner, says: "We want to encourage a shift to more oversight, more quality control over marijuana as a medicine because that's what we provide. We feel Prop 19 provides that."
PROP 19 IS CURRENTLY SLIGHTLY AHEAD IN RECENT POLLS. HAVEN DALEY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, SAN FRANCISCO.

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