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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1972

Page

10

308,000 Voters Sign Petition to Abolish Pot Penalties

308 000 voters signed petitions to abolish all criminal penalties for personal marijuana use in California. The initiative filed in 38 counties needs 326 504 valid signatures to qualify for November ballots, with a plan to reach 600 000 to cover invalids. Robert Ashford leads CMAI with insider aims and staff changes, noting a rise in signatures and county coordinators amid calls for reform and government credibility issues.

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Brownell to lead major statewide Country Parson project

Bar Association of San Francisco reports strong support for the initiative with 1,113 votes in favor and 502 against in a plebiscite. Ashford announced a statewide conference of county coordinators to plan the closing drive at Cabrillo Community College in Santa Cruz next Sunday. Petitions filed Monday totals include 96,000 in Los Angeles County and 33,000 in San Francisco, with substantial numbers across Orange, San Diego, Alameda, Santa Clara, Sacramento, San Mateo, and Fresno counties.

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Signatures push California Marijuana Initiative on ballot

About 23 000 signatures were submitted to the Orange County Registrar of Voters in Santa Ana as part of a state goal of 326 000 to place the measure on the November ballot. The initiative would decriminalize marijuana use while not changing penalties for selling or trafficking. Over 300 volunteers gathered signatures through the extended filing deadline.

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Feature list for a classic car model era

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