Pubdate: Fri, 20 Aug 2010
Source: New York Times (NY)
Page: A13
Copyright: 2010 The New York Times Company
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/298
Author: Jesse McKinley
Cited: Proposition 19 http://www.taxcannabis.org/
Cited: National Black Police Association http://www.blackpolice.org/
Cited: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition http://www.leap.cc/
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/Proposition+19

POLICE GROUP BACKS MARIJUANA MEASURE

A national group of African-American law enforcement officers has 
endorsed Proposition 19, a ballot measure that would tax and regulate 
marijuana in California. The National Black Police Association, which 
has more than two dozen chapters across the country, announced the 
endorsement in Sacramento, where the organization is holding a 
national conference. In a statement, Neill Franklin, the executive 
director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, which supports 
Proposition 19, said that "prohibition takes a toll on people of 
color across the country." He added: "Californians finally have an 
opportunity to do something about it." The measure would allow 
possession of up to an ounce of marijuana for personal use.
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