Medical pot laws don't blow smoke

TEN years ago, California voters were first in the nation to legalize the medical use of marijuana. We managed the Proposition 215 campaign, and later had similar success in six other states.

When Proposition 215 appeared on the California ballot, political leaders and pundits of all stripes urged voters to oppose it. They made some dramatic predictions about what would happen if it passed. Let's go back and see how right, or wrong, they were.

BILL ZIMMERMAN and DAVE FRATELLO
Guest Columnists
Los Angeles Daily News, CA
01/07/07