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Republicans officially oppose legalizing/taxing dope in CA

Pat McMahon Contributor
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The California Republican Party just made it official: They are opposed to the effort to leg-a-lize and tax cannabis that is coming to the November ballot. No, we’re not stopping the presses.

The Democratic Party will probably decide their position in July at their executive board meeting, a party spokesperson said.

Republican Party chair Ron Nehring said Wednesday that “The last thing California needs is hundreds of thousands of more people getting high, and the costs to society that would come from widely expanded drug use.”

Full story: SFGate: Politics Blog : Republicans officially oppose legalizing/taxing dope in CA; Dems will decide in July