While medicinal marijuana has gathered majority acceptance by citizens and politicians, the upcoming election in California could alter how America's political system veiws the use of marijuana regularly. Next month californians will be asked to vote on Prop 19, which would allow for the regular use of marijuana and allow for taxes to be gathered from the legal selling of it. Even though the idea of legal pot sounds "crazy," support of about 50% on a California poll has said it isn't such a wild notion. Currently, California is leading the way in use of marijuana either recreationally or medically, but many more years will pass before a final decision is made in other states. However, the main selling point for legalization during this time of economic downturn is that is has been estimated that $8.7 billion in revenue would be generated from legalization of marijuana.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2023860,00.html
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I believe that California will stand as a "guinea pig" that the rest of the country and world for that matter will observe. If within acceptable time California pays back the debt they currently have, or a good increase in tax revenue due to legalized marijuana others will follow. The United States faces a major deficit currently, and I believe this will help put us in the right direction to reducing it.
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