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Here are a couple of questions running through my mind about potential problems with legalization in only California:
1. Would it cause problems with enforcing the ban in neighboring states?
2. What is the likelihood that someone would go to a "coffeehouse" in CA then get behind the wheel and drive home to neighboring states?
a). What would be the effect on the traffic accident rates for interstate traffic?
b). How would it affect interstate commerce?
Obviously as someone who doesn't use and probably won't even if it were legal, I don't have a huge invested interest in whether or not it's legalized. However, I don't like when legal controlled substances have different rules between states.
There's nothing stopping me from driving to a Casino in Michigan, a concert in Wisconsin, or a gas station in Indiana. If I can live my life based in one state but visiting several states fairly regularly, how can we expect pot smokers to all live in California?
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