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Oops! Calif. Budget Deficit Actually Double What Legislators Thought

(Nov. 11) -- Advocates for legalizing marijuana were disheartened Nov. 2 when Californians voted down Proposition 19, the ballot initiative supporters said would help close the state budget deficit by generating more than $1 billion every year in tax revenue. But it appears the measure wouldn't have helped matters all...

Why Elders Kept California From Going to Pot

News Analysis (Nov. 7) -- Every few months, my wife and I visit certain friends for dinner. As coffee is served, our elderly host reaches into a nearby drawer, pulls out his stash, and rolls a joint. Given the chance, he would not have voted the way most retirees did on Nov. 2 when California's Proposition 19 to legalize...

Who or What to Blame for Prop. 19's Epic Fail?

(Nov. 3) -- Californians are just going to have to face the facts and smoke weed the old-fashioned way -- with a medical prescription. That's because the heavily publicized Proposition 19 -- a ballot initiative to effectively legalize recreational marijuana for Californians age 21 and older -- failed Tuesday. Proponents...

Older Californians Not So Keen to Legalize Pot, Exit Polls Suggest

(Nov. 2) -- Is Proposition 19 going up in smoke because of older voters? Early exit poll results show that the voter initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana use for people 21 and older is facing some stiff resistance from Californians over the age of 39. The Sacramento Bee reports that voters between the...

World Series Reporter's 'They're Smoking Weed' Clip Becomes Prop. 19 Ad

(Oct. 29) -- The smell of victory? Just before game two of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers on Thursday, a reporter for a Dallas television station filed a story on the scene outside AT&T park for the local audience back home. But rather than the usual cliches about the picturesque...