Federal officials, along with L.A.'s Sheriff Lee Baca, held a press conference to let voters know that whether or not Prop 19 (the legalization of Marijuana in California) were to pass by majority voter, U.S. Department of Justice will vigorously enforce the law, as it would still be a federal crime to sell, traffic, distribute and cultivate marijuana. (Not sure where just smoking it fits in.) Clearly, the press conference was intended to dis-way voters from passing Prop 19 on November 2nd. Officials are most likely trying to keep a lid on the pot (pun intended), for their limited resources would not be able to handle the sure masses of federal offenders if Prop 19 were to pass. As you can imagine, every law enforcement agency and union is against Prop 19 and are doing the most to make sure it doesn't happen. Source
