US CA: Economic Benefits May Sway Californians To Legalize Marijuana

Edmonton Journal, 24 Oct 2010 – Sales, Tax Revenue During Tough Economic Times Pitted Against Fears of ‘Ganga Madness’ If Laws Relaxed Gripping his lighter in one hand and a blue bubbler pipe in another, David Goldman leans forward on his living room couch and begins to medicate. The pipe burbles as he takes a long drag of the premium marijuana doctors have recommended for his chronic pain and headaches. He waits a moment to exhale, savours the taste, then releases a long plume of smoke into the air.

US CA: Plenty Of Smoke And Mirrors In California Cannabis Debate

Ottawa Citizen, 23 Oct 2010 – Despite Opposition From Lawmakers Of All Political Stripes Right Up To The White House, The Left-Leaning State Is Once Again At The Forefront Of America’s Culture Wars, Sheldon Alberts Writes. Gripping his Bic lighter in one hand and a blue bubbler pipe in another, David Goldman leans forward on his living room couch and begins to medicate. The pipe burbles as he takes a long drag of the premium marijuana doctors have recommended for his chronic pain and headaches. He waits a moment to exhale, savours the taste, then releases a long plume of smoke into the air. "That," he says, "feels wonderful." It’s a feeling Goldman, 59, hopes all adult Californians will be able to share – without fear of arrest or jail time – before much longer.

US CA: Pot Ballot’s Surprising Backers

National Post, 23 Oct 2010 – Revenue From Marijuana Tax Would Be Boon For Cash-strapped California, Activists Say Gripping his Bic lighter in one hand and a blue bubbler pipe in another, David Goldman leans forward on his living room couch and begins to medicate. The pipe burbles as he takes a long drag of the premium marijuana doctors have recommended for his chronic pain and headaches. He waits a moment to exhale, savours the taste, then releases a long plume of smoke into the air.

US CA: State To Vote On Legalizing Marijuana

Vancouver Sun, 23 Oct 2010 – Proposition 19, On The Nov. 2 Ballot, Would Allow Those 21 And Older To Possess And Grow Pot Gripping his Bic lighter in one hand and a blue bubbler pipe in another, David Goldman leans forward on his living room couch and begins to medicate. The pipe burbles as he takes a long drag of the premium marijuana doctors have recommended for his chronic pain and headaches. He waits a moment to exhale, savours the taste, then releases a long plume of smoke into the air.