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FROM David Downs
Sean Parker Pot Bill Makes California’s November Ballot A measure that would legalize recreational marijuana has officially made it to the ballot in California. Voters will decide in November whether to adopt the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, the so-called Sean Parker initiative, the first of around 20 different ballot measures in the state to qualify for the ballot.
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