California: It Looks Like This Recreational Marijuana Thing Is Gonna Happen
California pioneered the legalization of medical marijuana in 1996.
But since then the Golden State has had to toke in the shadow of states like Colorado and Washington, which have legalized recreational pot.
In 2010 a statewide ballot measure that would have made weed legal here even without a doctor's note was defeated.
Almost since then, anti-prohibitionists have been eyeing 2016 as a breakthrough year for California legalization. It's a presidential election year, when more voters turn out.
After some scary moments when it appeared that the biggest marijuana groups might place competing initiatives on the ballot, we're down to one, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), backed by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and tech billionaire Sean Parker of Holmby Hills.
This thing could actually pass.
The latest Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll shows that 60 percent of likely Golden State voters say marijuana should be...
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