Quote Originally Posted by eccentric
...it's losing by 6%. That's a crushing defeat really; it doesn't sound like much, but propositions don't often do too much worse.
This statement is simply not true. We had 9 propositions on the ballot this year, and of the 5 that failed, all of the others failed by at least twice the percentage points as did 19.

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The irony is that the yes vote (46%) is exactly what the latest national polls show supporting cannabis legalization.
StoneMeadow Reviewed by StoneMeadow on . For the NO on 19 crowd: Stop invoking Jack Herer. From the Family of Jack Herer, author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes Van Nuys, California, August, 2010 Dear Friends of Hemp and Cannabis, Our father, Jack Herer, was a man of leadership, compassion and idealism. He worked relentlessly for decades to achieve his dream of legalizing Cannabis hemp in all its forms, personal, medical and industrial. He wanted Cannabis to be free and open, and to be given full respect for its enormous economic, environmental Rating: 5