Feds Oppose Calif. Prop 19 to Legalize Marijuana

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

SAN FRANCISCO-- The U.S. government will "vigorously enforce" federal laws against marijuana even if voters next month make California the first state to legalize pot, Attorney General Eric Holder says.

Holder's warning, contained in a letter to ex-federal drug enforcement chiefs, was his most direct statement yet against Proposition 19, a ballot measure which would legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in the most populous U.S. state. It sets up another showdown with California over marijuana if the measure passes.

With Prop 19 leading in the polls, the letter also raised questions about the extent to which federal drug agents would go into communities across the state to catch small-time users and dealers, or whether they even had the resources to do it.

If the ballot measure passes, the state would regulate recreational pot use. Adults could possess up to one ounce (28 grams) of the drug and grow small gardens on private property. Local governments would decide whether to allow and tax sales of the drug.
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