Ballot Wins Help Galvanize Movement To Legalize Marijuana
California was one of four states to approve recreational marijuana Tuesday.
California Healthline:
California Lends Its Weight To Wider Marijuana Acceptance
Twenty years ago, California became the first state in the nation to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes. On Tuesday, Californians voted to legalize it for recreational use — a move expected to reduce drug arrests, raise up to $1 billion in new tax dollars for the state and regulate a growing industry that has largely gone unchecked. (Gorman, 11/9)
The Orange County Register:
Marijuana Movement In California Faces Questions After Prop. 64, Trump Wins
California’s 103-year-old prohibition on recreational marijuana is officially at an end, with final results showing Proposition 64 passed with 56 percent of the vote. (Edwards Staggs and Houston, 11/19)
Bay Area News Group:
Prop. 64: Bay Area Voters Back California Pot Measure By Big Margin
Strong backing from the Bay Area — in money and votes — helped propel the measure to legalize recreational marijuana to victory in California, ending the ban on a long-illicit drug in a state with the world’s sixth largest economy. (Krieger, 11/9)
The Sacramento Bee:
What’s Pot Worth To Your Town? California Communities Look To Cash In Locally On Cannabis
The potential impact of Proposition 64 and legalized recreational marijuana in California was driven home by more than 50 city and county measures that set rules for taxing, regulating and governing the pot trade at a community level. (Hecht, 11/9)