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To: longnshort who wrote (37758)9/14/2010 12:03:16 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Respond to of 103300
 
Yes.

So?



To: longnshort who wrote (37758)9/14/2010 12:06:54 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Respond to of 103300
 
Marijuana dealers voting against legalization (voting for their pocketbooks, they prefer things the way they are) while Judges, Police, and others lining up to support decriminalization:

"California is hardly homogenous, but marijuana legalization makes politics downright confusing in a state where the sides are sometimes flipped. Here, some ex-cops, state assemblymen and billionaire businessmen favor legalization, while there are pot growers and dealers who want to keep it outlawed."

"Experts say predicting the ballot's outcome is impossible because special interests for both sides will storm the state ahead of the vote, hoping to pull fence-straddlers into their camps."

cnn.com



To: longnshort who wrote (37758)9/14/2010 12:07:50 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Respond to of 103300
 
The AP reports that a group of former law enforcement professionals pushed their support for state's marijuana ballot measure on Monday. Largely comprised of former/retired police officers, judges and prosecutors, their endorsement for Prop 19 centers on its ability to aid congestion in the state's courts. Less backlog from petty marijuana cases could lead to more efficient processing for larger-scale crimes.

Read more: newsfeed.time.com