Island Gazette, 21 Oct 2012 – Washington voters have an opportunity to end decades of harm caused by marijuana prohibition. Study after study has confirmed that marijuana is safer than alcohol, healthier than tobacco. Yet we have arrested tens of thousands of Washingtonians for nonviolent, small-quantity marijuana offenses. Initiative 502 would legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana for adults 21 and over.
posted on October 10, 2010 by
US CA: PUB LTE: Regarding ‘Prop. 19: Vote Yes’ And ‘Prop. 19:
The Union, 09 Oct 2010 – As a police officer who tried to enforce California’s failed and costly marijuana laws for almost three decades, I read with interest the debate you published about Proposition 19. I’d like to add my support for legalization and regulation. The author of the no-on-19 piece argued the initiative wouldn’t hurt the violent cartels who control today’s black market. But in reality Prop. 19 provides a means for taking a huge bite out of the lucrative bottom lines of these bloodthirsty thugs who make 65 to 70 percent of their profits from marijuana alone. Remember, we don’t have any wine cartels or gangsters growing grapes in our national parks to undercut today’s legal market for alcohol.
posted on September 25, 2010 by
US CA: All Hands on Deck for Prop 19
West Coast Leaf, 23 Sep 2010 – 2010 Election Commentary This is the home stretch of the Prop.19 campaign. If California is going to make an historic decision to legalize marijuana for adults, every West Coast Leaf reader needs to help inform people, to vote, and to get others to vote Yes on 19 on Nov 2.
