Posted by CN Staff on September 28, 2010 at 06:01:27 PT
Editorial Opinion
Source: Press Democrat

California -- One of the traps that continues to ensnare California is the belief that complex problems can be resolved with simple solutions at the ballot box.

The latest example is Proposition 19 on the Nov. 2 ballot. The bait with this one is the idea that all would be better if voters would simply legalize the recreational use of marijuana.

Proponents contend that the violent criminal market — which appears to be making itself at home in the North Coast — would go away, the high cost of policing marijuana sales would disappear, and California would be able to pocket $1.4 billion in additional sales tax revenue.

Don’t believe it.