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Here's why California is on the verge of legalizing pot

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 11/04/2016 - 09:01
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Californians are set to legalize recreational marijuana in Tuesday’s election, two decades after voters approved cannabis for medicinal purposes, according to a new poll.

Proposition 64, which has consistently led in surveys, would allow adults 21 and older to use the drug, possess 1 ounce and grow six plants.

A survey by the Field Poll and UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies found that 57 percent of likely voters intend to support the measure while 40 percent say they will vote no. Support is down slightly from the September poll, when the initiative backed by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and largely financed by billionaire entrepreneur Sean Parker led 60 percent to 31 percent, with the reminder undecided.

 

Mark DiCamillo, director of the poll, said Thursday that marijuana legalization “looks like it has enough”...

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