EXAMINING THE BALLOT QUESTIONS

Voters Face an Array of Initiative Proposals

Early voting begins Saturday, and Nevadans who venture to the polls
will be confronted with 10 ballot initiatives that address issues such
as legislative pay, eminent domain and smoking restrictions.

Voters should be deciding 11 questions, but the state Supreme Court
intervened to kill Question 3, which asked voters to impose limits on
government spending increases. Too bad.

Following are the Review-Journal's recommendations on the ballot
initiatives.

Question 7 would allow adults to legally possess up to 1 ounce of
marijuana. It would also increase penalties for driving under the
influence of drugs and impose taxes and licensing regulations on
marijuana retailers and wholesalers. Money raised by the taxes would
fund state drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs. Opponents argue
passionately that the initiative sends the wrong message to children.
But arguing that in order to protect kids we must limit the rights of
adults to make their own personal choices is to advocate the creation
of an infantocracy and a return to alcohol Prohibition. In fact, many
of this nation's drug policies have long been expensive failures.
Let's try something new and allow law enforcement to redirect
resources to more pressing priorities. Vote yes on Question 7