Decriminalize marijuana : yes [on Proposition] 19 – Vintage Wall Art
![Decriminalize marijuana : yes [on Proposition] 19, [1972] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/46/46ed9f0359fe-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Decriminalize marijuana : yes [on Proposition] 19 comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Decriminalize marijuana : yes [on Proposition] 19
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Proposition 19 on the 1972 California ballot asked voters to decriminalize marijuana, and this poster was issued by the California Marijuana Initiative to urge a yes vote. The measure would have removed criminal penalties for adults who possessed small amounts of the drug or grew it at home, making it one of the first statewide tests of whether a major state would move away from prohibition. Voters rejected it by a wide margin, but the campaign drew national attention and shaped the debate over marijuana laws that followed.
| Created / published | [1972] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) |
| Genre | ca. 1985. jj / 860317." |
| Notes | C.M.I. [i.e. California Marijuana Initiative] |
| Subjects | Narcotics. Referendums.United States--California. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,816 × 4,711 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220088 |
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