The Prop 19 in California vote is happening, and the results are hotly awaited. Image from Wikimedia Commons.
The voting results won’t be in for some time, but Prop 19 in California is being watched. The measure, Proposition 19, would dramatically decriminalize recreational use and growth of marijuana. The proposed measure has created a lot of controversy, as many say the dangers outweigh possible benefits. Others think criminalizing marijuana has done more harm than good.
Prop 19 in California may not be a pipe dream
The state of California already has greater freedom than many other states for medical marijuana users, but recreational use is still criminal. California voters have tried to legalize marijuana before, to no avail. California Proposition 19, or Prop 19, would make it legal to possess, transport or use in a recreational fashion, provided one doesn’t drive under the influence or smoke in the presence of anyone younger than 21. Half the funding for the ad campaign came from a single person, Richard Lee, according to ABC. Lee is a successful entrepreneur who grows and sells marijuana for medicinal purposes. Lee has used medical marijuana for years, as it alleviates the back spasms he experiences as the result of an accident that left him paralyzed. He turned his treatment into opportunity, and runs a $7 million medicinal marijuana growing business.
Celebrities weigh in
Many celebrities have thrown their weight behind the cause. Billionaire George Soros donated more than $1 million to Prop 19 funding. Zach Galifianakis, star of “The Hangover,” recently pulled a stunt on “Real Time on Bill Maher,” in which he produced what appeared to be a joint on air and smoked it, shocking the other guests. Maher later said he believed it was actually a clove cigarette, according to CNN. Some members of law enforcement and other groups, such as the Republican Liberty Caucus, the libertarian wing of the Republican Party, have also backed the measure.
Grass roots campaign
Similar support and opposition exists for Prop 19 in California and elsewhere. Other states, such as Arizona and South Dakota are facing medical marijuana bills, but Proposition 19 is different. It will be the first full decriminalization in the United States should it pass.
legalize it dont critize it
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On weed the worst a person can do is smoke themselves to a vegetable. You can't O.D.; you don't go beat your wife after smoking a joint. What's the big problem?? Legalizing pot will do more good than bad! Think about it, with everything you have the people that abuse the substance, but those are a couple bad apples. There are people out there that need it, or use it responsibly, who is the government to tell them no. This should be the right of a person to decide if they want to smoke or not, NOT the governments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im all for it.. i think that the govt so worried they are gonna miss out on the paydirt.. Legalize it, treat it like alcohol laws and get it over with already. People do it now they are gonna do it legal or illegal… they are dropping the charges down to a ticket anyway for under an ounce just make the stuff legal already.
Come on California don’t muck this one up, if this passes then watch all other states with medicinal marijuana available follow in Cali’s lead next year.
people dont realize that if this passes corporations will take over. Phillip morris will get their hands on it and before you know it we will see people getting cancer. if you grow tobacco organic with no pesticides it does not have any risk of cancer, but once corporations put their hands on it it can kill you. be careful what you wish for. Marlboro Greens come to a store near you, ready to give you cancer. the law in california is so easy on pot now why change it. so corporations can make billions? thats pretty lame from all you fellow pot heads. no on prop. 19. Pot is perfect the way it is.
Orrrrr ppl could grow their own……
Agreed. Who said you had to stop buying from your dealer? Support the local buisness, not big corporations c:
Or, better yet, grow your own~
does anyone know when the results will be in?
Actually, the results are partially already in – the complete and total voting results for Prop 19 among other things will take awhile. That said, it doesn't look good, and it seems Prop 19 was overwhelmingly defeated.
AMEN Anthony!!! U r sooo right! The government wouldn’t know a good money making thing if it bit them! Marijuana is almost the biggest cash crop in every state! It would do a lot of good in all areas of our society! legalize it and lets get our nation back to where it was!
Stop the cartels from making the millions and killing the thousands of inicent people.
They will celebrate if this doesn"t pass. Legalize it to stop them in their tracks.
legalize it. on the side note more bammer from mexico all 100% Cali grown
a much needed 1 billion dollar boost to californias economy will come from this bills passing. what are our fears about this? that a bunch of people will be driving "high"? we do not even keep track of accidents caused by marrijuanna because it seldome happens and even so results would be inconclusive due to the fact that the plant stays in your system for aabout a month. all im saying is not only will the passing of this bill dramatically raise our eco. it will DRAMATICALLY save money on the fight against weed therefore expandings our states budget for other much needed things like college grants money for firefighters and police stations i mean places like vallejo and oakland can barly afford to keep a police presence in the city because they are soo broke & i know being from the bay area that these cities would THRIVE off of this bill and we would see a decrease in crimes and increase in jobs so WHY NOT? oh and btw i smoked an hour ago i go to college full time persuing my RN degree with straight a's. get off of the discriminating sterotype hype and for once do something for the community
If every human being on earth smoked God's Greatest Gift each and every day of their lives, all wars would end tomorrow. Who – besides violent organized crime – would be against this bill? Get your rhetoric and political grand-standing out of my life, I'm begging you.
Listen it's time for change right, thats what our President told us.(Obama) So lets start with abolishing prohibition in regards to Prop 19 and decriminalizing Marijuna. The state of California and the rest of the country(The US GOV) needs to legilize marijuna for more than one reason. It would take far too long for me to explain my theory or concerns. If we dont make this natural, God givin Herb legal it is claer to me that the US Gov is a fraud. The people of this Great Nation make it leagal to smoke ciggarettes, alcohal, and every other type drug because they can tax it and make millions from it. If Marijuna is SO bad for society then why is it that alcohal is the number 1 or 2 killer in car accidents, but still legal, alcohal is killing millions of people due too addiiction, types of cancers,driving under the influence,beating your wife or husband, as well as your children. Fighting in bars, basically destroying our life as we no it, etc… And it's still legal, give me a break. Listen were still going to smoke it, grow it, and use it however we want regardless of your laws. How about you take it out of the hands of Drug dealers and make some money off of it. Thats all the GOV cares about anyway.
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amen brother
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If you don’t smoke, start, it’s the best natural Herb in the world, and you dont act and conduct your self like the media and anti drug leaders claim to. Oh and by the way, there has never been any link to Marijuna causing cancer, or any other bull$@!t claim that it affects your health. Dont forget in the 1800s, and early 1900s it was legal. Why did it get criminalized, oh yeah the fake War on Drugs, the way for the Gov to lie to you and educate our youth, and to profit from it, what a joke. People of this great Nation need to come together and make it legal. And this is coming from a disabled Combat Veteran after serving 5 tours in the Middle East and was injured protecting this great Nation from harm for more than 13 years. Make it Legal
Thank you
I have an old highschool buddy, we still talk..well up untill PROPaganda19..well anyway..
i got away from Pot..he hasn't…I have a career, a wife, and two kids, a house, a new car.
My buddy, who has never gotten away from Pot, is married, has kids, is homeless, quit his job cos he couldn't tolerate the BS…and he is obsessed with PROPaganda19 passing…
Hmmmm…do you understand what I am saying ?
You're an idiot. Look at alcohol, get what i'm saying ?
Hahahah1 stereotyping people because of YOUR loser friend! yea that's just brilliant!
Drink a quart of booze. Beat up your wife and kill someone on the way to get more booze. Come on people, get a grip on it. Make love not war. The cry of the 60s gen is still inside all of us 60 year olds. I hope it passes.
I think we should atleast give it a shot. Too many people that have never experienced marijuana have alot of opinions on something they don't even know about. I say legalize it, lets just see what happens. People aren't going to get crazy, and start doing criminal activities. The most that will happen is that the junk food industry sales will rise, and everyone will be kinder to one another. Peace to all my fellow humans, lets give peace a chance.
it's funny, every person that I have ran across that supports Prop19 saying it'll help the Cali economy,
has told me that the Fair Tax would not work…I say " Why don't we try HR25 The Fair Tax ? " what do we have to lose ? it won't hurt to try it.
we now need the entire county to vote on this FOR every state.