Oakland Cannabis Initiative Makes Ballot

OAKLAND, CA Jun 29th - The Oakland Cannabis Regulation and Revenue Initiative has qualified for this November's ballot, according to the registrar of voters. The initiative would put the city officially on record in favor of legally taxed and regulated cannabis for adult use, and make adult private cannabis offenses lowest enforcement priority. "This marks a new frontier in the campaign to end cannabis prohibition," said California NORML coordinator Dale Gieringer of the Oakland Civil Liberties Alliance, sponsor of the initiative, "We believe Oakland voters will recognize that a legally regulated market can keep cannabis off the streets and away from kids, reduce crime, and raise tax revenues for the city," Details of the initiative may be found at www.taxandregulate.org