Editorial: What legalization? California is still the Wild West of illegal marijuana

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : But supporters of the ballot measure -- including The Times editorial board -- argued that it would be better for public health, for law and order and for society if marijuana was a legal, regulated and controlled product for adults.
53% : There would also be more money for enforcement from the tax revenues generated by licensed operations.
41% : That was intended to address a real disparity -- enforcement of marijuana laws had disproportionately affected Black and Latino men, leaving them with criminal records that make it harder to get a job or to advance in their careers.
38% : The end of prohibition at the state level was supposed to be the beginning of a highly regulated marijuana market served by legitimate, taxpaying companies (even though marijuana remains illegal under federal law).

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