Marijuana has generated some headlines in California this week, with a report that a state legislature proposal to legalize and tax it could bring in $1.4 billion for the state, and a proposal from an LA councilwoman to tax medical marijuana. But while reformers have seen the profile of medical marijuana and overall pot legalization raised in 2009, they don't expect the California measure to pass this year
The Legalization ballot proposal will probably be presented to the voters next year. Look for it to pass.
Also, look for a piece by Walter Cronkite suggesting that the War on Drugs is as big a failure as the War in Vietman
