The Orange County Register, 15 Oct 2010 – Before we take an official position on Proposition 19, which would make it legal for adults to possess and use up to an ounce of prepared marijuana and grow as much as will fit in a 25-square-foot patch, and authorize local options for larger-scale cultivation and sales, we thought it would be prudent and responsible to discuss some of the issues involved. We invite discussion by our readers. Prop. 19, as major proponent Richard Lee of Oakland told us early on in the process, is not a simple "now it’s legal, have the police do other things" statute. It was crafted to a great extent in response to public opinion polls that showed what aspects and methods of regulating and taxing marijuana (or cannabis) would be likely to garner support from mainstream voters, so it includes compromises and provisions that raise legitimate questions. Nonetheless, passage would be a major step in America’s policy toward certain drugs.
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