San Gabriel Valley Tribune, 03 Oct 2010 – ON Nov. 2, California voters can strengthen community safety and bolster public infrastructure with a simple "yes" vote on Proposition 19, the initiative to control and tax marijuana. After fighting on the front lines of the War on Drugs as a police officer, I know that the current prohibition on marijuana not only doesn’t work, but causes harm. That’s why I’m voting "yes" to change our marijuana laws on Nov. 2. I, and an increasing number of law enforcement professionals, have learned that most of the negatives associated with marijuana stem from prohibition rather than from the plant itself. These negatives – not least of which is cartel-driven violence – can be reversed when we move to finally control and tax the market, instead of letting criminals make all the decisions (and profits).
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