Prop 19 is DEAD

Even though voters soundly rejected Proposition 19, cities around California managed to win approval for plans to tax marijuana. The measures were mostly contingent on Proposition 19 passing, so it's doubtful they will have much effect unless pot legalization backers make another stab at a ballot measure sometime in the future.

Many Latin American leaders are breathing a sigh of relief. They were worried that if Proposition 19 in California passed, making recreational marijuana use legal, the drug wars in their respective countries would grow.

Personally, I would have been interested in seeing what would come of Proposition 19 if it had passed. Marijuana is an issue that does not seem to be going away. I would expect the legalization of marijuana to continue to be on upcoming election ballots.