SACRAMENTO, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Advocates and opponents debated whether to legalize marijuana in California at a hearing Wednesday conducted by a state lawmaker who says pot should be legal.
State Rep. Tom Ammiano, the chairman of the Assembly Public Safety Committee, has introduced bills in the past to legalize pot. He said the hearing in Sacramento was meant to gather information for use in developing a bill he intends to introduce in January, the Contra Costa (Calif.) Times reported.