California Proposition 19

How Marijuana Legalizers Can Win Over Social Conservatives

Nate Bradley | Posted 09.05.2011

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Nate Bradley

All too often, social conservatives are cast off as people that can't be won over. My experience on the campaign trail shows that this couldn't be further from the truth.

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What's Up With Liberals Against Marijuana Legalization?

David Borden | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Borden

The reason the position of many liberals against legalized marijuana is hard to rationalize is that it isn't rational. If public usage of marijuana is an issue, the logical way to address it is by regulating public usage.

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Proposition 19 Backer Richard Lee's Top 10 Reasons to Legalize Marijuana in California

Shana Ting Lipton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shana Ting Lipton

I got in touch with Prop 19's chief promoter and originator Richard Lee and asked him to outline his top 10 reasons for marijuana legalization. Here's what he said.

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Lucia Graves

Cops Under Pressure To Deny They Support Legalizing Marijuana

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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During California gubernatorial debates last week, Meg Whitman was asked about her position on Proposition 19 and marijuana legalization and said: "Ev...

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Legally Loaded: Marijuana Today -- Cocaine and Heroin Tomorrow?

Dr. Howard Samuels | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Howard Samuels

We are sending the wrong message to our young people when we casually refer to marijuana as medicine. It's horrifying to me to watch our nation go up in a haze of herb smoke.

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Prop 19 Would Help -- Not Hurt -- Medical Marijuana Patients

David Borden | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Borden

A group of medical marijuana dispensaries has come out against Prop 19, California's "Tax and Regulate Cannabis" initiative to legalize marijuana. Are they misinformed or deliberately lying? I don't know anymore.

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Proposition 19, Ballot Measure In California That Would Legalize Pot, Endorsed By Largest Union In State

AP | JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — A ballot measure that would legalize marijuana in California won the support Tuesday of the largest union in the state. The 700...

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Clinton, Bush And Obama Drug Czars Come Out Against California's Marijuana Legalization Measure

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Six directors of the Office of National Drug Control Policy over the previous 3 administrations penned a cooperative op-ed Wednesday in opposition to ...

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