Adam Nagourney explains how the Department of Justice, regardless if the voters approve the initiative and legalize marijuana in California, will still prosecute marijuana laws in California. Due to the amount of supports the initiative has a good chance of winning but it could also cause a substantial amount of conflict with the federal government. Even though Washington has paid little attention to the growing marijuana industry, Mr. Holder believes that legalizing marijuana will cause Washington to examine this situation much more than it did in the past. Other support passing the intiative because they believe that the prohibition has been a complete failure considering how easy it was for people to access marijuana. There are many supporter and many that oppose the initiative. Despite of the benefits California would receive by legalizing marijuana (revenue, less laws being broken, etc...) the Department of Justice is still going to step in.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/16/us/16pot.html?pagewanted=2&ref=health
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