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Yes on California’s Proposition 19: Legalize marijuana

Jonathan Simon, professor of law | September 24, 2010

On November 2nd, California voters will have an opportunity to legalize marijuana use for all persons over 21 and authorize local government to regulate its use and sale (see the BallotPedia article for more on the initiative). Legalizing marijuana will not, by itself, turn around our catastrophic prison overcrowding. Relatively few people are in prison … Continue reading »