California Will Legalize Recreational Marijuana In 2016 According to Lt. Governor

I had a conversation Friday night with a reporter from a very large media company. During that conversation I expressed concern for California’s 2016 marijuana election efforts. I told the reporter that it would really suck if California failed, again, in 2016. Winning in other states would be great, don’t get me wrong, but California is the biggest ‘prize’ of 2016. A 2016 victory in California would signal the beginning of the end for national cannabis prohibition in my opinion. A loss in California would not be the beginning of the end for legalization efforts (as much as opponents like to think it would), but it would delay things on a national scale in my opinion.

Unfortunately, California has a very fractured activism base. There are several initiatives currently gathering resources and signatures, which is what has doomed past California efforts. In a perfect world they would all work together, because...

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