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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) – District Attorney Steve Cooley announced on Monday that he opposes the marijuana legalization initiative.

Cooley expressed that countless legal problems will be created by its passage, and that “The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010,” which would be legalizing marijuana, would not generate significant revenue for local governments or the state, as initiative sponsors claim.

Instead, Cooley continued, California would be losing federal funds as the initiative violates the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988.

“The marijuana initiative is terribly misleading, poorly drafted and not in the best interests of California residents,” Cooley said in a written statement. “It will not regulate, not control nor effectively tax marijuana in California.”

In addition, Cooley mentioned that the initiative gives the state no control over marijuana-related activities, restricting the rights of property owners, as well as potentially causing the loss of businesses and jobs throughout California.

“This is a bad initiative that will create tremendous harm and no good at all,” Cooley said. “I have asked that the Attorney General not approve the proposed Title and Summary, unless it truly reflects the initiative’s seriously negative consequences.”