Legalize Marijuana?

It has been officially set. California residents will now decide on whether or not that marijuana should be legalized in the state. If this would get passed on while voting upon, it would add another $1.4 billion to the state and its revenue. California Secretary confirmed last Wednesday that they had gotten and received enough signatures in order to have AB 390, legalizing marijuana, added to the November 2nd ballot. They received over 694,000 signatures, which surpassed they required signatures by over 259,000. This idea has changed a lot from when it first came out last year around this time. This bill is regulated and taxed almost like alcohol is today. People would have to be 21 years or older, in order to possess, cultivate, or transport marijuana for proper use. Also, they could only have or produce an ounce at a time.They would also make it necessary to have these people that use it to use it in a private place. People would get into severe trouble if they have this in public, around minors, or around school grounds.
Some people are extremely upset with this being put on the upcoming ballot. Many people state that this will start up an even more disastrous problems then before and will make a worse underground economy behind all of this. They also think that they we will start to see more impaired driving, fatalities, injuries, and crashes that would be caused from the legalization of marijuana. Although these people say this, when California did a pole in April of last year, over 56% of the population said that they would support the legalization of marijuana. But in April, it went down to 44%. With this happening, it is hard to tell what is going to happen in the November vote.
I agree with some of the people that disagree with the legalizing of marijuana. I think that we will see those crashes and fatalities go up if this does happen, because more people will think that they will be able to do it a lot more. People will think that they will be able to get away with everything a lot more and I think they will start to push things farther. This will make a negative effect on not only California, but also the whole economy. If this does happen, I don't see this turning into a good thing at all.

Late Night Buzz

As we all know, Jay Leno made his return back to late night television not too long ago. Many were questioning Jay Leno and NBC, because they were wondering if it was the right move. With the controversy happening, many people wanted Jay Leno back. Leno had the highest ratings and eventually gave them to fellow opponent, David Letterman, once Leno went to the earlier time slot. Leno then started to become the hit theme on Ferguson, Lettermen, and other peoples hit list for jokes. The biggest joke that is talked about was said by David Letterman. He said, "Jay is like a whack-a-mole. You think you have canceled him and he pops up on another time period." Jay Leno is not very happy with his image that he had received from leaving and also from his opponents on late night tv. He says that he will be working very hard to fix and overcome this image that has got placed on him. He states that it is a good feeling to be back at home. He says that this will be a big test for him, because many of his viewers were in a schedule to watch him at 11:30 and now they may have changed their viewing and their habits. It will be a test of what I can do in order to be on top.
Many people say that all Jay Leno has to do is be funnier. Reports have stated that Jay Leno has been funnier, but he has proved that he still has it with his viewers and rankings. Over the last few weeks, Jay Leno has been doing that. Just this past Thursday, Leno blew out all of the other late shows. Leno had over 5.1 million viewers, when Letterman was only able to draw in 3.9 million. With this happening, the late-late shows have been dying slowly. Ferguson and Fallon have both slipped under the 2 million viewer range.
Is Jay Leno doing the right thing in order to get back on top? Many people see his popularity as a person, but think his comedy and jokes are old and reoccurring. If you ever watch these late shows, look forward to seeing Jay Leno on top of the charts. Just because he had left and then has come back into the late night spotlight, doesn't mean it will come automatically. Jay Leno is great at what he does and will continue to be a big hit.