San Diego Union Tribune, 18 Oct 2010 – Proposition 19, the Nov. 2 ballot measure that would legalize the possession, cultivation and transport of marijuana for "personal use" by adults over 21, and would allow local governments to regulate and tax it, may be the worst drafted legislation since 1996, when Proposition 215 legalized "medical marijuana." That decision by voters 14 years ago set California on a collision course with the federal government that continues today. It led to the explosion of marijuana dispensaries in urban areas throughout the state, almost all of which, according to law enforcement authorities, operate in violation of the law. And, while it does provide a legal source for marijuana for the relatively small number of people who use it for legitimate medical purposes, officials say it is abused by many, many more.
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