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Stryst

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2. There are a few ballot initiatives gathering signatures right now

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 08:30 PM

Oct 2015

California, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Main, Mass., and Ohio all have ballot initiatives currently gathering signatures or finalizing language before signature gathering for the 2016 ballot.

When you look at the way alcohol prohibition ended, it was the same way... states began repealing their own laws, and eventually the balance of states that opposed prohibition were enough to push the federal government to respond.

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Great! Now lets see CA get in gear and pass a solid recreational legalization initiative. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #1

There are a few ballot initiatives gathering signatures right now Stryst Oct 2015 #2

My hunch is, it's going to take the East Coast longer to catch up. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #3

I don't know... Stryst Oct 2015 #4