I've been looking forward to being able to vote on legalization come November, and it is now official.
From the San Francisco Chronicle:
The California Secretary of State is expected today to certify a measure that would ask voters this November whether marijuana should be legalized and regulated for adult recreational use....
Backers needed to collect at least 433,971 valid signatures of registered voters. They submitted nearly 700,000 signatures.
The initiative calls for allowing Californians 21 and older to grow and possess up to an ounce of marijuana under state law. Local jurisdictions could tax and regulate it, or decide not to participate. Marijuana would continue to be banned outright by federal law.
Perhaps legal folks can explain what effects the federal ban would have assuming passage.
Also, have to crack up at this quote:
Opponents are confident they will easily defeat the measure.
Um, yeah. Good luck with that. Welcome to California, where we love pot and local governments NEED MOOLA!.
p.s. The poll is regarding this November. I'm sure we all think it will be legal someday.