Margaret Dooley-Sammuli, Allen Hopper, Kris Lev-Twombly, AlterNet. April 12, 2011.
A whopping 72% of California voters support reducing the penalty for possession of a small amount of illegal drugs for personal use from a felony to a misdemeanor
Al Gore III, the 24-year-old son of the former vice president, is facing more than three years in prison for simple drug possession following his arrest in Southern California earlier this month.