Quote Originally Posted by boaz
vaya con dios, amigo. pack lots of ammo. :thumbsup:

just kidding, seriously I have not heard one single arguement yet for voting no that holds any water. All I've heard is peoples opinions, speculation and general confusion about the issue. where are the facts that you are refering to?
I could say exactly the same thing for voting yes on 19. All I hear is speculation about how only wonderful things would happen... all without acknowledgement of potential problems, which really need to be intelligently discussed prior to blindly supporting either side.

I don't support it because I feel it victimizes medical patients by making them have to compete with the general smoking public. I also don't like the fact that the govt would massively exploit our industry with regulations for the small time growers, but fails to mention regulations on the "walmart" weed suppliers or how those would be enforced. No, I don't trust the government's word that 19 will not interfere with medical access.

A simple decriminalization would be the first step in the right direction. If that was the ultimate goal of 19, it wouldn't have any of this tax and regulate nonsense. Smaller steps could make legalization a reality. If you get the big issue out of the way, you don't need a "one size fits all poorly" bill. If one step is taken, we can all examine it's effects and decide what happens next. Placing that in the hands of the govt is not a good idea. Don't confuse regulation and legalization. The govt cares about money and votes. If 19 were the right thing for medical and recreational users and all other groups alike, it wouldn't be set up for the government to make money off of at our expenses.


The government wants money, and it's found something to exploit. It doesn't want to help us, it wants to use us for financial gain.
stormin94 Reviewed by stormin94 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