It is the home stretch in the battle over Proposition 19, the ballot initiative that would legalize and regulate marijuana in California, and at “Yes” headquarters in downtown Oakland last week, young volunteers were hustling for votes.I'll bet the toughest job in that place is keeping them stocked with "ample snacks". Staying ahead of a roomful of people with the munchies could be a full-time job.
But while the setting was laid back — what with the couches, the Frisbees on the walls and the ample snacks — the mood was anything but, as a computerized system dialing potential voters kept phones ringing constantly.
“This is one of our generation’s most important issues,” said Evan Nison, a junior from Ithaca College in New York who has spent the last five months helping to coordinate the campaign on 40 campuses statewide. “Students are going to be the deciding factor, and I’m in charge of colleges. Talk about stress.”
And speaking of jobs, how did legalizing pot become "one of our generation's most important issues"? I guess they've completely given up on the idea of finding a job after they graduate.
I'm still hopeful that Californians haven't completely lost their minds and will vote Prop 19 down on Tuesday.
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Tobacco and marijuana increase the risk of lung disease, heart disease, and cancer; but only tobacco is demonized.
Now we hear that marijuana has the added side effect of increasing a person's risk of developing schizophrenia.
And the same progressives who continue their assault against the tobacco companies want to legalize marijuana?
Where's the outrage?
@nightingale... there is no scientific proof that marijuana does any of the things that you have stated. There are articles of assumption and concept of those "side effects" but no actual, hard, solid proof!
On the other hand, there is solid proof with tobacco. Regardless, why the hell do you get to tell me what I put in my body? Why aren't you shutting down McDonalds and other obese injecting ventures?
It is a matter of personal freedom and civil liberties! The government has no place telling me no. They can set up smear campaigns and push their fear tactics on us to quit, much like with tobacco, but they shouldn't be able to criminalize it.
-Forrest
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