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Poll: California Voters Back Recreational Use Of Marijuana

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 09/30/2016 - 08:29

California may soon become the fifth state to allow the recreational use of marijuana, according to a new KPIX 5/SurveyUSA poll released Thursday.

In the latest poll, 52 percent of those asked favored the passage of Prop. 64 – a measure that would legalize, regulate and tax the recreational use of marijuana.

Only 41 percent of those asked are opposed to the measure with 6 percent saying they were undecided and 1 percent saying they would abstain from voting on it.

The measure will allow the legal use of one ounce or less of marijuana by adults 21 and over in California. In addition, it allows adults to cultivate up to six plants for personal use in a private, enclosed space.

The sale of recreational marijuana would also become a revenue stream for the state.

There would be a $9.25 per ounce wholesale cultivation tax (about 10% of current prices)...

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