#proposition-19

#proposition-19

In my view, it is unconscionable that those who inherit assets worth millions of dollars demand preferential tax treatment as well. Where is the fairness in that? Those who purchased the Sunnyvale house that Shari Duffy inherited free and clear most certainly aren't receiving a lower property tax assessment, so it is perplexing to me why she thinks she is deserving of one.

Lee is best known as the founder of the world's first cannabis training school, Oaksterdam University, and for financing and spearheading California's Proposition 19 in 2010, the first attempt to legalize cannabis for all adults over 21 in the modern era. Although the ballot measure failed by a slim margin, the election led to successful initiatives in 2012 in Colorado and Washington, setting off a wave of legislative change throughout the United States.