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Published on The Partnership for a Drug-Free America’s (PDFA) Website

What is your position on the legalization or medicalization of marijuana?

Legalization

The Partnership’s position on legalization is based on the perspective of parents, our core constituency.  Many parents understand that marijuana can be harmful, especially for kids whose brains are still developing.

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By Public Safety First

Published May 21, 2010

Sacramento, CA – The California District Attorneys Association (CDAA) today announced their opposition to the November ballot initiative legalizing marijuana.  CDAA was incorporated in 1974 with the mission to serve the needs and promote the interests of California’s prosecutors.  CDAA serves as a source of continuing legal education and legislative advocacy for its membership and provides a forum for the exchange of information and innovation in the criminal justice field.

Two Placer County motorists who lost their lives within days of each other in single-vehicle crashes had something else in common.

Toxicology tests taken after Newcastle’s Sandra Hauser and Dustin “Bo” Dean of Foresthill died found evidence of alcohol and illegal drugs in both their bloodstreams.

By Public Safety First

Published May 11, 2010

Sacramento, CA – The California State Sheriffs’ Association (CSSA) today announced their opposition to the November ballot initiative legalizing marijuana.  CSSA is a nonprofit professional organization comprised of the state’s 58 sheriffs along with thousands of law-abiding citizens throughout the state. The association was formed in 1894 for the purpose of giving California sheriffs a single effective voice.

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Posted by Stephanie Condon

Published May 11, 2010

The Obama administration’s newly-released drug control strategy may set up a confrontation between the federal government and the state of California, if residents of the state pass a ballot initiative this year to legalize marijuana.