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California rejects proposal to legalise marijuana for recreational use

Californians have rejected a proposal that would have made it the first state to legalise marijuana for recreational use.

The hard-hitting campaign over Proposition 19 pitted the state’s political and law enforcement establishment against determined activists seeking to end the drug’s prohibition.

It was by far the highest profile of the 160 ballot measures being decided in 37 states. Other topics included abortion, tax cuts and health care reform.

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Source: David Crary and Lisa Leff, The Irish Examiner, 04/10/2010
Posted by Andy on 11/04 at 10:55 PM in
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