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CBS News poll source here
Associated Press Poll, "Most Oppose Legalization" - April 20, 2010 - find it on our blog
History says NO, NO, NO, NO...
L.A. D.A. Steve Cooley's requests to A.G. Jerry Brown
L.A. Dispensaries shutting down
Judge Gray: Legally Tone-Deaf?
Drug Cartels will sell harder drugs: Meth, Herion, Cocaine
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Effects on youth here
Full source on California Police Chief's Association Website here
"Tax Cannabis 2010" creates...
More on the District Attoney's recommendations:
"The Act Will Cost the State Billions in Federal Funding While Limiting
Employers' Rights to Maintain a Safe and Drug-Free Workplace
The proposed Title of Initiative Measure 09-0024 incorrectly implies that California will
benefit financially from its passage. Proposed section 11304, subsection (c), provides
that:
(§ 11304(c).) Since this provision protects all "conduct permitted by [the] Act," a
California employer will no longer be able to: screen job applicants for marijuana use;
regulate any employee conduct related to the use, transportation, or cultivation of
marijuana, unless the employer can prove job impairment; or choose to maintain a drugfree
workplace consistent with federal law. Unlike the Act's preamble, which provides
that the "Act is not intended to affect ... controlled substances in the workplace or by
specific persons whose jobs involve public safety," the language of Section 11304(c) is
devoid of any such limitation.
Furthermore, limiting an employer in this fashion will have devastating economic effects
on California. The Federal Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 requires that all employers
who receive government grants and contracts greater than $100,000 maintain a drug-free
workplace. (41 U.S.C. §§ 701-707.) Since proposed section 11304, subsection (c),
would require grant recipients to violate the DFWA, it would preclude certain businesses,
research institutions, and state and local governments from obtaining billions in federal
funding. Additionally, proposed section 11304, subsection (c), would require employers
to violate several federal mandates. For example, the U.S. Department of Transportation
requires persons who operate airplanes, locomotives, trucks and buses to be removed
from their respective jobs if they test positive for any narcotic."
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How will California defend itself against the enemy both foreign and domestic, in a newly intoxicated condition? - Not very well.
The Department of Homeland Security has the threat level in the airline sector set to level “Orange” or “High.” The next threat level would be “Red” for “Severe.” With marijuana legalization, drug paraphernalia would become yet another source of concern for airline security. We cannot afford to be casual about many items, which are banned from being brought on a plane. Drug paraphernalia would add a long list of items, which we must not be burdened with. -
DHS threat level assessment here
Effects on youth here