Proposition 19
So, here we are again. Do we desire prohibition or education/control? Most citizens would agree that prohibition doesn't work; and it's corollary, the war on drugs is a failure, and an expensive one at that. The SF Chronicle editorialized that prop. 19 is poorly written. They didn't mention the reams of laws involving prohibition, the deteriorating court system designed to deal with the violators, or the costs borne by taxpayers to house the convicted felons sentenced for growing, selling, using marijuana.
Can reason/reality prevail? Can California voters lead the nation away from failure to a common sense approach? Now is the time to vote yes, to vote for sanity instead of incarceration. Our youth, that oft mentioned class that is to be protected and nurtured, should be educated, not threatened and terrorized by the Police State we are fast becoming. The Wall St. Journal reported today that almost 50% of deported immigrants had criminal records. No mention how many convictions were for drug-related crimes.
Mexican growers have found many areas of California conducive for growing pot. Duhhh!
With many legal issues caught in the Fed/State tug-o-war, many citizens are working the seams, trying to stay below the police radar. With ObamaCare ready to criminalize health care(ie. if you don't sign up, you're a criminal), it makes sense to decriminalize marijuana now, before ObamaCare takes hold in 2014.
So, Tahoe voters, get out there: register, vote, and restore some sense to this 20th Century cultural aberration.
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