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Is California Marijuana Legalization One Step Closer to Reality?

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 07/23/2015 - 08:45

The country's most populous state could be on the right path toward full marijuana legalization in 2016 after a major report, spearheaded by the state's Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and released Wednesday, has attempted to lay the groundwork for implementing adult recreational pot sales. 

While the report, titled the "Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy," neither endorses nor opposes legalizing pot in California, it signals that lawmakers consider marijuana legalization a shoo-in with voters next year, and they're willing to start preparing now for when that day comes. 

Among its 58 recommendations for implementing marijuana legalization, the report has called for a tightly regulated recreational market from the onset and for limiting advertising by marijuana-related businesses. "We're not arguing for a free market," Newsom said, according to the Los Angeles Times. "We're arguing for a very regulated market that has real oversight, that is flexible."

Despite some reservations, Newsom has been...

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