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Marijuana is an addictive, gateway drug. It significantly impairs bodily and mental functions, and its use is related to increased violence. These are facts. Yet proponents of legalizing the drug studiously deny or downplay the well-documented dark side of marijuana trafficking and use.
Recreational use of marijuana (also called cannabis) is illegal under California law. It is likely that a legalization initiative, probably the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Initiative, will be on the ballot November 2016, with a good chance of passage. Medical use, however, has been legal since Proposition 215, the âCompassionate Use Act,â passed in 1996 (Cal. Health & Safety (H&S) Â§ 11362.5). In 2003, Senate Bill 420 (Cal. H&S Â§ 11362.7 et. seq.) created a system of optional medical marijuana ID cards (Cal.