California voters turning against Prop. 19 and Prop. 23, poll shows

Voters now oppose Prop. 19, which would legalize marijuana, 49% to 44%, and Prop. 23, which would suspend the state's global warming law, 48% to 37%. The opposition has surged since September.

By John Hoeffel and Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times
October 20, 2010|9:27 p.m.

California voters have turned against controversial initiatives to legalize marijuana and to suspend the state's global warming law, a poll from the Public Policy Institute of California found.

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The poll indicated that opposition has surged since September, when 52% of likely voters backed Proposition 19, which would allow Californians to grow and possess pot, and they split evenly over Proposition 23.

The earlier poll's Proposition 19 result had encouraged supporters and attracted some high-dollar donations. The measure would allow Californians who are 21 and older to grow and possess marijuana, while cities and counties could authorize commercial cultivation, sales and taxation.

The latest poll found support had eroded significantly across all demographic groups, but most steeply among Latino voters. In September, 63% backed it. Now, 51% oppose it.

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Marijuana proposition losing ground, poll shows

Wyatt Buchanan, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Californians are souring on a ballot measure to legalize adult recreational use and cultivation of marijuana, according to a new poll conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California.

The poll found that 44 percent of likely voters support Proposition 19, the marijuana ballot measure, while 49 percent are opposed. The results are a significant decline from last month, when the same survey found Prop. 19 leading 52 to 41 percent.

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not really worried. im still 17 and im sure itll be legal by the time i turn 21. people are beginning to nitpick small issues overlooking the big picture tho...

^ Exactly so many ppl are so stupidly ready to say no over such tiny issuses, its obviously much better to at least take the first step even if it isnt exactly what you want, and keep working on it from there, than to not take a step at all and leave it how it is for a few more years.

Also so many ppl dont want to because it will be taxed and they think it should just be legal and not regulated or controlled, which obviously is just plain rediculous to think could happen, sucks to see they are going to vote no based on something so rediculous

The issue is Californians already have very easy access to weed, easier than any of us have, and they really don't care much if we do. They sit there toking their weed that's borderline legal anyways, and aren't willing to make any sacrifices, however tiny, in order to set the ball rolling for the whole country.

The problem with that is that if/when this gets defeated, everyone thinks it's just going to be a little break before we have another chance to legalize anywhere...what happens if that doesn't happen? California is one of the, if not the most liberal state/s in the country. Once people hear of this getting defeated, it isn't crazy to think that those individuals who are willing but know little of the actual initiatives are going to see a place like California shooting this down, and will think "Wow, I guess legalization isn't that good after all if not even California is willing to pass it. I don't want to support it if nobody else does.", and will vote no if it ever comes around again anywhere. Prohibitionists would see this getting defeated as as much of a rallying point as those for legalization would see it getting passed as, and it'll only strengthen them, and they can point and say "See, it isn't what people want! Even California shot it down!" and it won't matter one shit if the bill wasn't perfect, or if that's why it wasn't voted for. Normal people won't see it that way. People who aren't very into weed don't read nearly that deep into the nuances of a bill.

Those whiny nitpickers who complain about any tiny thing while sitting back smoking their weed they got from paying a doctor 100$ to hand out a free medical card are going to fuck this up for us all, and I and many around me see this as an act of utter selfishness that we never expected out of the people who are supposed to be pioneers in liberalization of marijuana laws.

basically vested interests in illegality could keep marijauna illegal. what a shock...

jaw drops

This sucks! How accurate are these half ass polls now? Just going to wait until the real thing.

I'm much more concerned about Prop 23..