"Proposed pot tax sparks a heated debate"

Jessica Levinson quoted about a measure on the March 8th L.A. City ballot.
 
Kevin Modesti at the Daily News has more here.

Here is an excerpt:

While the two sides debate the details, voters may be guided more by their general attitudes, such as their overall feelings about marijuana, said Jessica Levinson....
"It really comes down to what's important to voters," Levinson said. "If they think, `Yes, this is a measure that has problems, but people use medical marijuana and the city needs money,' then I think they would vote yes.
"If voters say, `Morally, we're against the sale of marijuana no matter what the use is,' or if they're for medical marijuana but think the current system is being abused, then they would vote no."