Contra Costa Times, May 12, 2009 by John Simerman
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“I’ve never seen a … phone survey that showed more than half of adults favoring legalization. I’ve certainly never seen a governor putting forth the idea of debating the issue, much less an actual bill,” said Robert MacCoun, a UC Berkeley public policy professor. “It’s a comfort zone for politicians we didn’t have 10 years ago.”