I am not a current resident of California, as I am on the road traveling through—though during my stay here I have become familiar with Proposition 19, which would allow anyone over the age of 21 (legal drinking age) to grow and possess a small amount of marijuana for personal use.
To me, as long as California can have consistent laws throughout all counties of the state, this seems like a fabulous idea. Stop the violence caused by illegal drug growing and distributing practices and keep marijuana out of the hands of Philip Morris and the pharmaceutical companies.
This article appears in Sep 16-23, 2010.