California Is Poised To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

California, which legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes 20 years ago, is days away from legalizing the plant for recreational use, according to two new surveys.

Fifty-seven percent of likely voters support Proposition 64 ― a measure to legalize the possession, cultivation, use and sale of marijuana for adults 21 and over ― suggests a survey released Friday by Field Poll and the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. That’s similar to the 58 percent support that the University of Southern…