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AUDIO/VIDEO: Will Legalizing Marijuana "Wreak Havoc" Or "End Failed Policy"?

Paresh Dave |
October 13, 2010 | 9:31 p.m. PDT

Executive Producer

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Though trailing in polls, supporters of California's Proposition 19 are continuing their fight to convince voters that legalizing marijuana will help the state out of a fiscal crisis.

Prop 19 would legalize recreational consumption of marijuana in the state for people 21 and older--in direct contraction of federal law, which bans the use of marijuana. California could tax the sale of pot, creating a new stream of revenue for the state.

Annenberg Radio News chats with a Prop 19 supporter during a rally in L.A.

TrojanVision's Platforum sits down with people from both sides of the initiative, including an executive from the No on Prop 19 campaign. Watch the heated debate here.

The big Prop 19 stories so far this week:

Reach executive producer Paresh Dave here. Follow him on Twitter: @peard33.



 

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