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Lynne Lyman is California State Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, based in Los Angeles.
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Lynne Lyman
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FROM Lynne Lyman
Olney in L.A.
Prop 64: The legalization of recreational marijuana use One of the hottest measures on the ballot this November is Proposition 64 , the one legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. California legalized marijuana for medical use in 1996. But are voters ready to take the next step? We look at both sides of the very high profile issue.
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Pot Sentencing Marijuana is now legal in Alaska and Washington D.C., but federal law says you can’t possess marijuana, grow it, or sell it. It’s an interesting conundrum for our nation’s capital, and for states like California that have relaxed marijuana possession laws. We talk about how that plays out in our criminal justice system.
Which Way, L.A.?
LA Is Learning Tough on Crime Is Tough to Undo Ever since election day, the phones have been busy at the LA County Public Defender’s Office. The calls are flooding in from convicts looking to have their sentences reduced and -- ultimately -- to get released from jail under Proposition 47 . The proposition reclassifies a number of non-violent and drug-related crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. The LA County District Attorney’s office says there are about 4,000 cases pending in Los Angeles courts alone that could be eligible for re-sentencing under the new law. But is LA’s criminal justice system prepared to carry out the will of California voters?
Which Way, L.A.?
Will California Finally Regulate Medical Marijuana? "Law and order may soon be coming to the Wild West of weed." That's according the Associated Press — 18 years after California voters approved medical marijuana , leaving oversight up to dozens of cities and local communities. Now, AP reporter Lisa Leff says the California legislature may finally be ready to enact new restrictions on farmers, dispensaries and the doctors who write prescriptions.
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