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EPISODE · Apr 29, 2025 · 4 MIN

California to Vote on Legalizing Marijuana - October 14, 2010

from Historic California News · host Mike O'Sullivan

Episode Number 17 - Original Airdate: May 14, 2010California to Vote on Legalizing MarijuanaCalifornia could become the first American state to allow people to smoke a joint just because they feel like it. In 1996, California became the first U.S. state to approve the medical use of marijuana. Since then, 13 other states and Washington, D.C., have passed similar laws. Now a measure on the California ballot in November, called Proposition 19, will decide whether to legalize small amounts of marijuana for recreational use, despite a federal law against it. This story was originally aired on May 14, 2010 on Voice of America, and was produced and reported from Oakland, California by West Coast Bureau Chief, Mike O'Sullivan. #voa #mikeo'sullivan #la #losangeles #marijuana #prop19 #proposition19 #legalmarijuana #oakland #historicnews #historiccalifornianews #voiceofamerica

Episode Number 17 - Original Airdate: May 14, 2010California to Vote on Legalizing MarijuanaCalifornia could become the first American state to allow people to smoke a joint just because they feel like it. In 1996, California became the first U.S. state to approve the medical use of marijuana. Since then, 13 other states and Washington, D.C., have passed similar laws. Now a measure on the California ballot in November, called Proposition 19, will decide whether to legalize small amounts of marijuana for recreational use, despite a federal law against it. This story was originally aired on May 14, 2010 on Voice of America, and was produced and reported from Oakland, California by West Coast Bureau Chief, Mike O'Sullivan. #voa #mikeo'sullivan #la #losangeles #marijuana #prop19 #proposition19 #legalmarijuana #oakland #historicnews #historiccalifornianews #voiceofamerica

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