ive been hearing for awhile now that prop 19's support is falling down more and more as the days near to the election.
im honestly not shocked when i read this in the article:
this is what i figured would happen even if it were to pass. the voters in california (and all over the u.s. for that matter but idk y those out of state are trying to tell us how to vote...) seem to forget that when trying to pass something like this (which DIRECTLY conflicts federal law) that the government is going to get the last word in. if not there are plenty of ways to punish california should it pass and california refuses to stop it from going through...they can withhold grant money which would be a touchy subject in california given the budget crisis.
i think legalization is what we need. i truly do...but i think prop 19 is the wrong road to legalization. the measure is severely flawed with too many loopholes and to be honest if legalization has a chance it must be on a federal level...
pass or fail on the ballots on tuesday its still going to ultimately FAIL.
remember california is apart of the u.s.a....not the other way around. california (honestly) doesn't have the authority to legalize a "drug" that the federal government clearly indicates as illegal. medical marijuana is different than legalization...thats why obama has said they will not target those with medical cards who follow the rules...
besides when you get down to the meat and potatoes of prop 19 you soon realize it was truly written up for the biggest/baddest growers to profit and the rest of us to give up our $$$. prop 19 creates a monopoly of sorts to the rich bastards (like richard lee and his businesses).
HOPEFULLY this doesn't pass and in 2 years they come up with a much better bill that truly does benefit EVERYONE (not just big business or recreational users...but everyone!)
