Stephen Colbert: Pot is More Popular than Any Politician in California
Stephen Colbert picked up on a theme that Just Say Now has been pushing for some time: that marijuana legalization in California in Prop 19 is more popular than any other candidate on the state ballot.
Jon Walker first noticed this trend in late July:
In addition to finding very positive numbers for Proposition 19, PPP also recently polled the Senate and Governor contests in California. In both races, the Democrat had a single-digit but statistically significant lead over the Republican challengers. All candidates had less popularity than the measure to legalize and regulate marijuana.
Walker also noted that pot is more popular than any CA politician on Facebook last month:
Proposition 19, the California initiative to legalize, tax and regulate cannabis, is far more popular than any politician or ballot measure this up for a vote this November—at least on the social networking behemoth Facebook. As of this writing, the ”Yes on Prop 19” Facebook page has 170,083 fans–far more than any other campaign out there. Second place? California’s Republican Gubernatorial candidate, eBay millionaire Meg Whitman with 108,825 fans, followed by Democratic nominee, former governor Jerry Brown with 73,822 fans, and incumbent Senator Barbara Boxer with 34,870 fans.
Aside from noticing what Just Say Now has been reporting for months, Colbert had a great segment last night about Prop 19, featuring an addiction drug warrior named Joseph Califano and former Governor of New Mexico and legalization advocate Gary Johnson. The two went head to head about Prop 19 and legalizing marijuana; Califano went out with the only argument drug warriors have left: “It’s about the children.” He argued that success is keeping kids away from drugs, smoking, and alcohol until they’re 21, because they’re not likely to partake in any substance if they haven’t by that age.
Johnson said he’s not worried about his kids smoking pot; he’s worried about them getting caught by the law. Governor Johnson raised the example of an Iowa man who was charged with “intent to distribute” for possessing one gram law enforcement said he planned to sell to his 17-year-old daughter. For this unfathomable crime, the man was sentenced to 25 years in prison, but only served one.
It’s that kind of misplaced priorities for law enforcement that make a clear case for legalizing marijuana with Prop 19. Join Just Say Now and help end the war on marijuana:
Stephen Colbert: Pot is More Popular than Any Politician in California
Stephen Colbert picked up on a theme that Just Say Now has been pushing for some time: that marijuana legalization in California in Prop 19 is more popular than any other candidate on the state ballot.
Jon Walker first noticed this trend in late July:
In addition to finding very positive numbers for Proposition 19, PPP also recently polled the Senate and Governor contests in California. In both races, the Democrat had a single-digit but statistically significant lead over the Republican challengers. All candidates had less popularity than the measure to legalize and regulate marijuana.
Walker also noted that pot is more popular than any CA politician on Facebook last month:
Proposition 19, the California initiative to legalize, tax and regulate cannabis, is far more popular than any politician or ballot measure this up for a vote this November—at least on the social networking behemoth Facebook. As of this writing, the ”Yes on Prop 19” Facebook page has 170,083 fans–far more than any other campaign out there. Second place? California’s Republican Gubernatorial candidate, eBay millionaire Meg Whitman with 108,825 fans, followed by Democratic nominee, former governor Jerry Brown with 73,822 fans, and incumbent Senator Barbara Boxer with 34,870 fans.
Aside from noticing what Just Say Now has been reporting for months, Colbert had a great segment last night about Prop 19, featuring an addiction drug warrior named Joseph Califano and former Governor of New Mexico and legalization advocate Gary Johnson. The two went head to head about Prop 19 and legalizing marijuana; Califano went out with the only argument drug warriors have left: “It’s about the children.” He argued that success is keeping kids away from drugs, smoking, and alcohol until they’re 21, because they’re not likely to partake in any substance if they haven’t by that age.
Johnson said he’s not worried about his kids smoking pot; he’s worried about them getting caught by the law. Governor Johnson raised the example of an Iowa man who was charged with “intent to distribute” for possessing one gram law enforcement said he planned to sell to his 17-year-old daughter. For this unfathomable crime, the man was sentenced to 25 years in prison, but only served one.
It’s that kind of misplaced priorities for law enforcement that make a clear case for legalizing marijuana with Prop 19. Join Just Say Now and help end the war on marijuana:
