AlterNet, 13 Oct 2010 – Feinstein Is the Poster Figure Against Prop 19, Trotting Out Lame-Duck Allies and Hackneyed, Incorrect Arguments. Last month, Senator Dianne Feinstein signed the dotted line on California’s Proposition 19, which would responsibly decriminalize cannabis for personal use after ballot results this November. But she signed the wrong side, becoming co-chair of the No on 19 Campaign — the latest in a long line of out-of-touch positions by Feinstein in California politics.

San Diego Union Tribune, 11 Oct 2010 – Proposition 19 Would Legalize Marijuana Under California Law San Diegans have pivotal roles on both sides of Proposition 19, the battle to legalize marijuana that may prove a turning point in the nation’s decades-old war on drugs.

Chico Enterprise-Record, 12 Oct 2010 – Even if you believe that marijuana should be legalized for recreational use in California, Proposition 19 is not an appropriate mechanism to do that. Here are a few reasons businesses and their employees should be concerned about this poorly written proposition.

Appeal-Democrat, 12 Oct 2010 – With her tiny stature, mousy features and silver hair, 56-year-old Marysville resident Karen Liggett is hardly an imposing figure. But her outspokenness about drugs – including medical marijuana – sparks angry outbursts at city council meetings.

Bellingham Herald, 13 Oct 2010 – SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Backers of California’s Proposition 19 call it a landmark challenge to America’s war on drugs. But passage of the initiative to legalize pot for recreational use may open up a legal war between California and the federal government. Some fear a renewed surge of federal raids – similar to actions that shut down medical pot shops, targeted suppliers and doctors after California voters passed Proposition 215, its medical marijuana law in 1996.

Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct 2010 – PROP. 19 MAY NOT HURT DRUG CARTELS Report Says Legalizing Pot in California Will Not Seriously Curtail Mexican Gang Profits. Proposition 19, which would partially legalize marijuana in California, would do little to curtail the violent Mexican organizations that smuggle it across the border, according to a new study by drug policy researchers that takes aim at one of the main arguments proponents have made for the initiative.

Times-Standard, 13 Oct 2010 – Voters are about to decide whether to legalize marijuana, or not, through Proposition 19. Hearing this, I wanted to remind people to study their rights guaranteed by our Constitution. Technically, marijuana is not "illegal" at all. There is no enumerated power in Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution that allows Congress to conduct a "war on drugs." Does anyone remember prohibition? Before the 18th Amendment was adopted in 1919, our national government had no power to conduct a war on alcohol. Let’s explain this in simple terms.

Sacramento Bee, 08 Oct 2010 – Backers of California’s Proposition 19 call it a landmark challenge to America’s war on drugs. But passage of the initiative to legalize pot for recreational use may open up a legal war between California and the federal government. Some fear a renewed surge of federal raids, similar to actions that shut down medical pot shops, targeted suppliers and doctors after California voters passed Proposition 215, its medical marijuana law, in 1996.

San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Oct 2010 – For most California voters, Proposition 19 is a state initiative that would make recreational marijuana use legal, but I think the plan has social benefits that go well beyond legal pot parties. In the long run, a successful November run at the polls could provide a public safety payoff in low-income communities where street-drug dealing qualifies as a thriving commercial enterprise.

The Orange County Register, 12 Oct 2010 – With the signing of SB1449, there’s no reason to support Prop. 19. It is poorly written and full of drafting errors that exposes the state to more danger on our roadways, in the workplace and in our communities. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed Senate Bill 1449 into law, reducing the punishment for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana from a misdemeanor to an infraction. While we are both opposed to SB1449 for various reasons, we also believe that this takes away the last reason why anyone would support Proposition 19, the initiative that will legalize recreational use of marijuana across California.