I'm not even one of them, anymore, and I voted for the legalization measure.

I will say, I don't trust the Oregonian, or their Right-Wing Publisher ensconced down in Orange County, as far as I can throw it (actually, I have a decent QB arm, and could throw that paper pretty far.. so maybe a different analogy is in order) --- when they have it in for a politician or a piece of legislation, they're as subtle as a jackhammer. And they did about a month long full court press against the pot measure, suddenly and drastically easing off and shutting up about it a few weeks ago. So either they got their poll #s that told em they didn't need to worry about it passing, or something else.

But it was their poll that shows it losing.

Obviously, a passing legalization measure ANYWHERE would be huge and hopefully force a LONG overdue conversation about ending the stupid drug war, hopefully in Obama's 2nd Term.

but I voted for it anyway, as a symbolic gesture.

These state questions have failed in the past in large part because of discord among people who want legalization but argue over minutiae. That is exactly what the folks at Anheiser Busch, Phizer and Phillip Morris want. They want people using THEIR drugs.

It's the message to the feds that legalization brings that's important. That message being it's time to stop the prohibition.

I have trouble envisioning any law being more badly written than the one which already makes it illegal, but I do hold out hope that if it takes hold in other states, the folks here will make a better go of it next time around.