Simplify the following text for a Grade 13 native English-speaking person.
Original: California 's Proposition 19 , ( often shortened to Prop 19 ) , also known as the Regulate , Control & Tax Cannabis Act , was a ballot initiative on the November 2 , 2010 California statewide ballot .
Simplified: Proposition 19 , also known as the Regulate , Control & Tax Cannabis Act , was a ballot initiative on the November 2 , 2010 California statewide ballot .