Should marijuana be legalized in California? Marijuana has been illegal since the 1930s, although medical marijuana was legalized in 1996. Therefore, if marijuana becomes legal in California, access to it will be easier. Any adult over the age of 21 will be able to purchase it. Although Proposition 19 predicts that California will make money from taxed marijuana and will only allow distribution to adults, we should oppose Proposition 19 because it is not a clear plan and the The outcome of what may happen to California is also unclear. The reason to oppose Proposition 19 is that marijuana control is not guaranteed. The United States has been dealing with illegal drug trafficking for years. Proponents of Proposition 19 will say that if Proposition 19 passes, it would combat drug cartels. According to supporters of McNamara, Gray and Downing who worked within the Los Angeles Police Department, "60% of the drug cartels' revenue comes from the illegal marijuana market in the United States. By controlling marijuana, Proposition 19 will help cut off funding for cartels. »(5) By legalizing marijuana, the cartels would have to pay their share of taxes to the state. Additionally, “Yes for Proposition 19” states that Proposition 19 “will cut off funding to violent drug cartels across our border, who currently generate 60 percent of their revenue from the illegal US marijuana market. UNITED STATES. »(7) Like Mc Namara et al, “Yes on 19” believes that by legalizing marijuana in California, the state will benefit. On the other hand, opponents of Proposition 19 would say the opposite. According to The Fresno Bee, which opposes Proposition 19, "this proposal would not magically end marijuana trafficking, but would put drug cartels out of business... middle of paper... in any yard, in any city – and local governments would be powerless to stop them. »(11) Local governments would be powerless because marijuana would be legal and wouldn't be able to do much about it. The only thing to do would be to hope that the cops catch the thieves. In conclusion, we should oppose Proposition 19 because none of the government's proposed plans appear to have a clear outcome. Marijuana and other illegal drugs will always exist and making them legal will make no difference. We need to think about how legalizing marijuana would actually help the state. Proposition 19 requires much more review and study. When the government presents a stable, precise and clear proposal, we will be able to debate it. Finally, marijuana should not be legalized and California voters should have voted against the proposal. 19.