Pubdate: Wed, 13 Jan 2016
Source: Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA)
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NAACP BACKS POT BALLOT ITEM

The California State NAACP has endorsed a proposed ballot initiative 
that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults 21 and over.

Members of the state branch of the civil rights organization backed 
the Adult Use of Marijuana Act during a weekend leadership retreat.

President Alice Huffman says legalizing marijuana is an important 
civil rights issue because pot-related arrests are "racially biased" 
and disproportionately affect blacks and Latinos.

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