California, home to 12% of the US population, is burdened with a $42 billion budget deficit.
Tom Ammiano, who was elected to the State Assembly in December 2008, has proposed legalizing marijuana to generate as much as $1.3 billion per year in tax revenue for the state.
The proposal has the support of the state's tax collecting authority but is opposed by the police association.
It is also supported by the California Association of Hippies, the West Coast Surfer's Union, and the United Gangstas of California.*
*Not real organizations.
Photograph by Graham Jeffrey
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