Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom
According to Gallup, national support for legalizing marijuana has
reached a new 47-year peak.
President Obama says marijuana is no more
harmful than alcohol. Every statewide poll shows consistent support for
Proposition 64, which appears on Tuesday’s ballot.
Yet opponents —
unable to justify a criminalization policy that wastes hundreds of
millions of taxpayer dollars and has resulted in 500,000 marijuana-only
felony arrests over the last decade — continue resorting to fear over
facts.
1) Proposition 64 will protect children far better than the
status quo. It can be easier today for young people to access marijuana
than alcohol — and drug dealers don’t card. In legalized states such as
Colorado, teen marijuana usage has decreased. 64 has strict child
protections — including ID-verified age limits, child-proof packaging,
bans on child-attracting edibles and marketing to children — and
unprecedented investment in youth education and drug prevention.
2) As recommended by California Highway Patrol, Proposition 64
sets the first statewide standards for Drugged Driving detection and
apprehension. It invests more than $100 million annually into local law
enforcement for new training and technology.
3) Proposition 64
explicitly preserves the rights of medical patients and protects
existing small growers. It preserves Proposition 215 and provides
licensing preferences to small businesses, bans large grows for a
minimum of five years and empowers regulators to deny a license to
monopolies.
Proposition 64 was modeled after the work of our Blue Ribbon
Commission on Marijuana Policy, including our Humboldt County Forum.
Follow the facts and vote yes.
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