some good counter-points to prop 19
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If Proposition 19 passes, California employers will no longer be eligible to receive federal government grants or contracts greater than $100,000. This includes any California businesses, governments and educational institutions that receive federal money. This will drive up California's unemployment even higher than the current rate of 2.2 million.
(41 U.S.C. sub sec 701-707).
public school superintendent John Snavely, Ed.D. warns that Proposition 19 could cost our K-12 schools as much as $9.4 billion in lost federal funding as well as the loss of millions of dollars in federal grants for our state colleges and universities.
If passed, would allow licensed marijuana dealers to advertise without restriction near schools, just like cigarette companies. This is made possible by a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2001 entitled Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly (US Sup. Ct., Opinion per OConnor) which struck down as unconstitutional a Massachusetts statute which banned tobacco ads within 1000 feet of a school or playground.
Supporters say that taxing marijuana once it is made legal will reduce the state deficit. But, marijuana sales are illegal under federal law and the United States Supreme Court has ruled that sellers may refuse to pay the tax. Further, all taxing and regulatory authority is left to the cities, not the state.
According to an analysis released by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, a California employer will no longer be able to: "screen job applicants for marijuana use; regulate any employee conduct related to the use, transportation or cultivation of marijuana unless the employer can prove job impairment; or choose to maintain a drug-free workplace consistent with federal law."
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summary: jobs lost, no new tax monies added, fed dollars lost.