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Los Angeles County's top lawmakers say they'll continue to enforce current marijuana laws, even if a state ballot measure to legalize the drug passes next month.
At a news conference Friday, County Sheriff Lee Baca and District Attorney Steve Cooley said the law would be unenforceable because it is trumped by federal laws that prohibit marijuana cultivation and possession.
If passed, Proposition 19 would allow Californians to legally possess up to one ounce of the drug and grow small gardens on private property.
Baca says his deputies don't and won't go after users in their homes, but public use of the drug will be targeted.
Cooley, who is running for California Attorney General, says he believes Proposition 19 is unconstitutional and would be unenforceable.
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At a news conference Friday, County Sheriff Lee Baca and District Attorney Steve Cooley said the law would be unenforceable because it is trumped by federal laws that prohibit marijuana cultivation and possession.
If passed, Proposition 19 would allow Californians to legally possess up to one ounce of the drug and grow small gardens on private property.
Baca says his deputies don't and won't go after users in their homes, but public use of the drug will be targeted.
Cooley, who is running for California Attorney General, says he believes Proposition 19 is unconstitutional and would be unenforceable.
NewsHawk: MedicalNeed:420 MAGAZINE
Source:sfgate.com
Contact: Contact Us — SFGate, news and information for the San Francisco Bay Area.
Copyright: 2010 Hearst Communications Inc.
Website:Legalized or not, L.A. lawmakers will go after pot