Prop 19 2010. And there's been a lot of talk about taxing it to rescue the state from its budget. California's proposition 19 appears to be the exception to the rule that a ballot initiative needs several million dollars for expensive tv and radio buys to reach the state's 17.
Proposition 19, the regulate, control and tax cannabis act of 2010, would make it legal for anyone 21 or older to possess, share, or transport up to an ounce of marijuana for personal use and to grow up to 25 square feet per residence or. 19 legalizes marijuana under california but not federal law.