There were strange bedfellows in California's failed shot at legalizing marijuana in November, and we're not talking about the endorsements of African American cops and the powerful Service Employees International Union.
No, interestingly, rich folks in Los Angeles got behind legitimizing weed, too. In fact, if the vote were up to them, it might have passed.
This according to a just-released analysis from Loyola Marymount University.
A statement from the university called Prop. 19 a "a class struggle that pitted California's affluent and educated voters against its lower-income and less educated ones."
Students for a Safe Drug Policy saw April 20 as an opportunity to discuss the issues surrounding the prohibition of marijuana.
Today at 4:20 p.m., a massive smoke cloud formed above Foss Hill, as well as above college campuses and public parks across the nation, in a yearly tradition that is both a celebration of marijuana and a political statement promoting its legalization. Although many students use this holiday as an excuse to blaze all day, for members of Students for a Safe Drug Policy ( SSDP ), April 20 is an opportunity to raise awareness for the greater problems surrounding the prohibition of marijuana. Read more »
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There were strange bedfellows in California's failed shot at legalizing marijuana in November, and we're not talking about the endorsements of African American cops and the powerful Service Employees International Union.
By. Aviva Markowitz
