This keeps popping up in ever cannabis forum ad nauseam. It keeps getting shot down over and over again but it persists. I'd like to add to the O.P.'s second point.

2. Prop 19 creates several new cannabis related crimes with extremely severe penalties. Donâ??t pass a joint to a 17 year old, you will be looking at a max of 7 years in state prison, seriously.
Prop 19 only employs the laws already in place and mirror the state's alcohol laws. What you're parroting is a load of bull hockey.
Totah Sam Reviewed by Totah Sam on . 10 reasons to vote NO on prop #19 Ten Reasons to Vote No 1. Proposition 19 isnâ??t really legalization. It only allows possession of up to one ounce of cannabis. Under current California law, an ounce or less of pot isnâ??t an arrestable offense. And soon this amount will be a simple civil infraction. Prop 19 doesnâ??t make any improvements to decriminalization or prop 215. 2. Prop 19 creates several new cannabis related crimes with extremely severe penalties. Donâ??t pass a joint to a 17 year old, you will be looking at a Rating: 5