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Prop 19 is a Bad Idea I'm afraid that a "Yes" Vote on Prop. 19 could be a Vote for the Law of Unintended Consequences: (1) Putting marijuana under government control could well encourage the drug cartels to push harder with more harmful drugs like heroin and cocaine, etc. The cartels could become even more powerful! (2) The taxes on marijuana could simply be feeding California's insatiable, bankrupt and monstrous government, always searching for more money and power. For libertarians, a vote for Prop. 19 may not be a vote for liberty in the end! (3) The tacit endorsement of marijuana may well impair our work force and make California even less attractive to business than it already is. California's economy could suffer even more! (4) The consequences to young people, their families, our schools and colleges and our public health system could be devastating! (5) Automobile accidents could well increase. We could be voting for our own injury or death and that of our loved ones. The cost (medical, personal, societal, etc.) could well exceed any benefits we might derive from Prop. 19. Let's have our government, like Japan, do what it is supposed to do: Close the borders! Enforce the law! Don't be sidetracked. Vote "No" on Prop. 19. Paula Steinhauer |
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