Some of these links may have expired or require you to have a subscription. The newest wave of medical marijuana ballot initiatives are clearly moving toward the legalization of marijuana and other drugs. Legalization advocates are taking advantage of the sick and dying. In Oregon, marijuana would be legal for distribution in liquor stores. Initiatives in Alaska and Maine allow for full legalization of marijuana.
Several initiatives strip drug forfeiture money from law enforcement.
Drug Watch International is a non-profit organization concerned with effective international policies and strategies which discourage drug use, oppose legalization of illicit drugs, and provide accurate scientific information on drug use. A coalition of college students from around the world are unilaterally criticizing ten ballot initiatives that seek to legalize marijuana, reduce money for law enforcement efforts to fight drugs, and attempt to immunize certain people from selling marijuana to minors. Kevin Sabet, Co-Founder and President of International Students in Action and Student Senator at the University of California, Berkeley stated, These initiatives are a frightening example of direct democracy gone wrong. Under the guise of compassion, significant public policy and medical decisions are being controlled by the wealthy bank accounts of a few. The People Have Spoken initiative in Arizona immunizes anyone with a medical condition from selling marijuana to anyone they choose, including minors.