Pubdate: Tue, 02 Feb 2016
Source: Los Angeles Times (CA)
Copyright: 2016 Associated Press
Contact:  http://www.latimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/248
Author: Melanie Mason, Associated Press

MEDICAL GROUP BACKS POT PROPOSAL

(AP) - The California Medical Assn., the influential trade group for 
the state's doctors, announced its support Monday for a high-profile 
initiative to legalize recreational marijuana.

Dr. Steven Larson, the group's president, said in a statement that 
the group believes the proposed initiative is a "thoughtfully 
constructed measure that will allow state officials to better protect 
public health by ... regulating marijuana use by responsible adults."

The ballot measure is backed by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and financed in 
part by former Facebook executive Sean Parker.
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