POT USERS KILLED PROP 19

Re: "Why Legalization Failed," Legalization Nation, 11/10

I hate to say it, but it was our own doing, those who support the
usage and benefits of marijuana, that caused this bill not to pass and
we've set ourselves back another ten years. It wasn't about the actual
legalization of the plant (not drug). It was about being heard; having
a voice.

People were so caught up in the media propaganda that they failed to
look at the true picture. The federal government would have overturned
our proposition before it ever got put into practice. The fact is,
they don't have the balls to say to the people of this nation, the
people they falsely imprisoned, to those who lost their homes, jobs,
families ... lives, "We're sorry. We were wrong." How would they? How
can you apologize for forty to sixty years of ignorance and naivety?

This is the reason medicinal was placed in front of marijuana in the
first place. How can you say that what helps a patient like myself,
wouldn't have a similar effect on someone using it for recreational
purposes?

I voted yes on Prop 19. Unfortunately, a lot of people who benefit
from this crop did not, out of greed. Growers, dealers, ignoramuses
who chose no because they think it's written incorrectly. (BTW, it can
be amended like SB 420 amended Prop 215 to make the corrections on the
mistakes made prior.) They are at fault. 500,000 votes? Are you
kidding? LA alone could have covered that in dispensary workers who
chose not to vote, as though the law would somehow force their
businesses to close.

Anyways, I'm rambling. Maybe because I smoked a fat bowl to calm
myself for the fact that we had our chance again and blew it. Last
time was 1976. I wasn't even alive then. In conclusion, I'm
disappointed in our so called "union." We failed our own. We are the
only ones affected by this. You, who voted NO, or didn't vote at all,
are trying to take away our voice. But, like the many minorities who
became the majority before in the fight for rights, we will not tread
lightly into the dark abyss. We will fight till our final breath. WE
WILL HAVE OUR VOICE!

Ryan Hoffing,

Simi Valley