California's Prop 19

[Surfah]

No because pot gives you the munchies and the munchies make you fat.

Frito-Lay, Hostess, and Little Debbie better get behind this prop.

[scottie]

California marijuana legalization goes up in smoke

LOS ANGELES, Nov 2 (Reuters) - California voters rejected a ballot measure on Tuesday that would have made it the first U.S. state to legalize marijuana for recreational use.

The "no" vote on Proposition 19 had 56 percent of the vote to 43 percent for "yes," with 20 percent of precincts counted. CNN projected the measure's failure.

[LiveCoug]

California marijuana legalization goes up in smoke

Those damn Mormons!

[Katy Lied]

Dang, I had such high hopes for this proposition.

[BoylenOver]

I'm guessing a lot of voters in favor of Prop 19 failed to get out of bed in time.

[RobinFinderson]

It went down with 53% against it. That is sizable, but considering a huge number of Californians get their 'medicine,' as well as their information, from the dispensaries, a huge number of people who probably should have supported Prop 19 ended up voting against it. It sure wasn't perfect, but it was definitely a step in the right direction. Who benefits most from prop 19 going down? The dispensary industry. The doctors who got tired of practicing medicine and have taken up issuing recommendations. Street dealers. The Mexican drug cartels.

[pellegrino]

I'm guessing a lot of voters in favor of Prop 19 failed to get out of bed in time.

you mean they didn't get the memo about showing up at 4:11?

[marsupial]

you mean they didn't get the memo about showing up at 4:11?

You mean 4:20?

[SteelBlue]

Street dealers. The Mexican drug cartels.

I'm not buying this one. There would still be 49 states that need their pot and the cartels would be the ones growing that amount of pot. Legalization would need to occur on a national level to reduce or eliminate that criminal element.

[mUUser]

It went down with 53% against it.

When do we go trash the LA Temple?

[RobinFinderson]

I'm not buying this one. There would still be 49 states that need their pot and the cartels would be the ones growing that amount of pot. Legalization would need to occur on a national level to reduce or eliminate that criminal element.

If Cali legalized it, and started generating many millions in tax revenue and savings in fighting 'pot-crime,' it wouldn't be long before other states wanted in. Legalization, when it happens, will sweep the country fast. Moreover, if Cali legalizes it, Cali will produce a much greater quantity of the the black market weed that gets sold in other states (I grant you, much of the cartel weed is grown in Cali already). The cartels would take a hit in competition and they would take a hit in pricing due to supply and demand. There is also the fact that Cali grows the best weed in the US. The weed that gets confiscated in Mexico, by the freaking TON, is not a very high grade of product. The cartels would be selling ditch weed compared to Cali sin semilla -- cartels lose on that one.

[RobinFinderson]

When do we go trash the LA Temple?

I'm free after five. We can stage from my apartment.

[FN Phat]

You mean 4:20?

Maybe he just wanted information.

[cougjunkie]

The argument about crime going down is kind of lame. If we legalize murder then of course the crime rate goes down. Have you not seen The Wire? Look what happened in Hamsterdam.

[wuapinmon]

If Cali legalized it, and started generating many millions in tax revenue and savings in fighting 'pot-crime,' it wouldn't be long before other states wanted in. Legalization, when it happens, will sweep the country fast. Moreover, if Cali legalizes it, Cali will produce a much greater quantity of the the black market weed that gets sold in other states (I grant you, much of the cartel weed is grown in Cali already). The cartels would take a hit in competition and they would take a hit in pricing due to supply and demand. There is also the fact that Cali grows the best weed in the US. The weed that gets confiscated in Mexico, by the freaking TON, is not a very high grade of product. The cartels would be selling ditch weed compared to Cali sin semilla -- cartels lose on that one.

This is my view as well. Once this happens, and it will happen, then we can expect a sweeping wave of legalization. It's like we learned nothing from Prohibition.