One of the most interesting issues facing California is not actually on our ballot. Voters on Tuesday in Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana. The results of those elections may determine whether Californians face a similar ballot initiative in 2016.
Earlier this year advocates had floated four potential initiatives for the November ballot to legalize marijuana. The moment seemed right -- recent polling found that a majority of Californians favored legalized pot and Colorado and Washington became the first states to allow the growth, sale and use of recreational marijuana. But advocates ultimately decided to wait for 2016, giving them additional time to raise money for a campaign and the larger, potentially younger and more liberal turnout of a presidential election year.
