Pubdate: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 Source: Arcata Eye (CA) Copyright: 2010 Arcata Eye Contact: http://www.arcataeye.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1210 Author: Mary Scott THE HORROR OF PROP 19 Why should you vote No on Prop 19, the proposition that states it will legalize marijuana? The bill is so much more than that. If passed: Employers, and this includes schools, will no longer be able to "screen job applicants for marijuana use; regulate any employee conduct related to the use, transportation or cultivation of marijuana unless the employers can prove job impairment. This could be particularly troublesome with school bus drivers. It will prevent employers from meeting federal drug-free workplace rules. Marijuana use will not be regulated in the same way as alcohol or other drugs. It is granted a separate status making it more difficult to prove than being under the influence of any other drug or alcohol. It creates a civil right for marijuana in the workplace. There is no limitation of private growing of marijuana abutting up to a school site. School administrators would have a very difficult time monitoring this easy access to the drug. Proposition 19 is opposed by a diverse group of leaders and organizations including both Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown, Barbara Boxer and Carly Fiorina, Senator Diane Feinstein, The Association of California School Administrators, The California Chamber of Commerce, California Police Chiefs Association, California League of Cities and numerous others. Whatever your opinion on the merits of legalizing marijuana, this is NOT the way to do it. PLEASE.. VOTE NO ON PROP 19! Sincerely, Mary Scott Eureka - --- MAP posted-by: Matt