San Francisco Chronicle, May 3, 2010 by Kevin Fagan
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/03/MN731D621H.DTL
“It’s hard to imagine how the discussion of legalizing marijuana would have even gotten off the ground if not for the state budget crisis,” said Robert MacCoun, a UC Berkeley law professor who specializes in drug policy.