Stephen Gutwillig

California Director, Drug Policy Alliance

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California Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, a national nonprofit advocating alternatives to the war on drugs

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Medicinal marijuana use has been legal in California since  Prop 215  passed 14 years ago.   Proposition 19  on this November's ballot would legalize recreational use for Californians…

Proposition 19: Marijuana Is Back on the Ballot Again

Medicinal marijuana use has been legal in California since Prop 215 passed 14 years ago.  Proposition 19 on this November's ballot would legalize recreational use for Californians…

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Secretary of State Deborah Bowen has certified for November's ballot a  measure  to permit Californians 21 and over to grow and/or possess an ounce of marijuana.

California Voters to Decide Whether to Legalize Marijuana

Secretary of State Deborah Bowen has certified for November's ballot a measure to permit Californians 21 and over to grow and/or possess an ounce of marijuana.

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