Prop. 19 Goes up in Smoke

Tags: Interventionism, Big Government, Free Markets, Legal System

11/16/2010 Mark Thornton

Plans are already in the works to put the initiative back on the ballot for 2012, which is expected to have higher turnout from young people. But in order for the ballot initiative to succeed, we must first understand why it failed, writes Mark Thornton.

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