Marijuana legalization has secured a spot on Novembers Ballot for legalization.

California may become the first state to legalize personal possession of marijuana.

This law will regulate and tax the drug, just as alcohol is monitored.

According to reuter.com some growers believe that California can be the leaders forefront for all states in this movement towards decriminalizing the drug.

Stephen Gutwilling director of Drug Policy Alliance told Dan Whitcomb from Los Angeles “California has been fighting this long struggle to end marijuana prohibition in the country,”

California requires any propositions that wishes to be put on the general election ballot must submit at least 433,971 signatures.

The marijuana act collected over 600,000 signatures.

The state will regulate this act by requiring marijuana smokers to be at least 21 years of age. Each citizen would be allowed to have up to one ounce of the drug in their possession, along with growing their own plants with 25 square feet per each residence.

“Banning marijuana outright has been a disaster, fueling a massive, increasingly brutal underground economy, wasting billions in scare law enforcement resources and making criminals out of countless law-abiding citizens” Gutwilling told reuter.com

In 2007 74,000 citizens were arrested in California on drug charges. California seems to have a wide range of supporters of the marijuana act.

With 56 percent of Californians in the 2009 April field polling.

George Lopez music major believes  “it would be better to legalize it because the police have filled up the system with criminals that have petty crimes like that and putting people incarcerating them and that’s why we cant even hold in real criminals now. Where people are becoming criminals just for a plant you know.”

Although some marijuana smokers oppose taxing the drug, activists have suggested that taxing the sales could restore the cash-strapped state.

Chief Richard Bukowiecki refused to comment on how this could affect or benefit students here on campus, or if campus regulations would change and how.

Kailey Flanders Journalism/Communication major says” it’s a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing is that I would keep less people in jail for possession. It’s a bad thing because it will be taxed. I don’t want to pay extra for something I can grow myself.”

ORD history major says “if you can smoke cigarettes when your 18 years old, you should be able to smoke marijuana. Cigarettes cause cancer, marijuana hasn’t shown any defects or side effects.”

Even though it is a possibility that prop 215 (legalization of marijuana) could become legal in the state of California. It will still be recognized as illegal to the FBI, and they can still arrest you according to The Supreme Court.

The FBI can no longer require California law enforcements to help with arresting marijuana users, growers, and anyone in possessions of the drug.