In the November Election, marijuana reform came up short on at least three of the big four measures on voter’s ballots. The one that all eyes were transfixed on was California’s Proposition 19, sponsored by Richard Lee. As voting results trickled in, there was never a moment when prop 19 was ahead in the reporting. Some of the numbers were terrible, as low as 34% at one point. But by the end of the evening, long after the medial outlets had called the proposition “rejected” by the voters, the numbers crawled up slowly settling on 46.2% yes votes with 93% of the precincts reporting. That is nearly one out of two voters that think we should end cannabis prohibition and that adults should be allowed to consume, grow and even sell cannabis on an industry level.
Nov 022010
UPDATE: 9:30pm – It looks like Measure 74, the dispensary bill in the State Of Oregon has failed. With only 42% of the vote for a yes and 58% for a no. Arizona’s medical marijuana initiative is still too close to call, with 51% no’s and 49%yes. Prop 19 is trailing badly, with only 44% [Read on . . .]
How much does it cost to put a ballot initiative like proposition 19 on the ballot, or the original prop 215 that came before it? The answer to that question is a lot. The first time around, the 1996 medical marijuana initiative had many big donors, such as George Soros, but this year Proposition 19 has attracted few large donations outside of Richard Lee, the dispensary entrepreneur who sponsored the trail breaking initiative.
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