Campaigning On The Cheap, Prop 19 Still Builds Buzz

California's Proposition 19 appears to be the exception to the rule that a ballot initiative needs several million dollars for expensive TV and radio buys to reach the state's 17 million voters.

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Pot Legalization Divides California's Black Voters

Voters across California are divided on the issue of legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, but the division is especially true for black voters throughout the state.

The California NAACP is endorsing Proposition 19. But some black religious leaders fear that passing the ballot measure would only hurt already struggling communities.

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California's Prop 19 Fuels Mexico's Debate On Drugs

When California voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana use, the ballot initiative will be closely watched in Mexico.

In California, supporters of Proposition 19 say one reason to legalize pot in the state is to help reduce the violent illegal drug trade south of the border, where Mexico's drug war has claimed some 29,000 lives over the past four years.

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