We didn't lose

At this moment we know, that Prop. 19 in California didn't pass. However this case became known worldwide and impacted debate on drug policy in many countries.
In Poland almost every newspaper, TV and radio station, news portal and magazine made article/material about it and recently it became one of the top news in Polish media. Impact of this news on public debate about change of our drug law was significant. In the last couple of months support for this changes was still raising, both in society and politics. Also more and more media are becoming supporters of such changes: articles about Prop. 19 were mostly neutral or supporting it, and showing good sides of ending the prohibition.
I am pretty sure, that if possessions of drugs for personal use will be depenalized in Poland (that can happen in the couple of months) it would be also merit of pro-Prop. 19 campaign in USA.
Here are some examples of articles about Prop. 19 in Polish media:
http://www.rp.pl/artykul/396256.html
http://wiadomosci.wp.pl/kat,1356,title,Kalifornia-nie-che-legalizacji-ma...
http://www.wprost.pl/ar/216030/Kalifornia-marihuana-legalna-or-not/
http://www.rmf24.pl/fakty/swiat/news-soros-chce-legalnej-marihuany-wyloz...
http://biznes.onet.pl/kalifornia_chce_latac_budzet_marihuana,18724,33293...
http://www.radiozet.pl/Wiadomosci/Swiat/Kalifornia-Marihuana-legalna-czy...
http://wyborcza.pl/1,75477,7710115,Kalifornia_dyskutuje_o_legalizacji_sk...
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