These 10 Celebrities Are Backing Legalization In California

The fight to end marijuana prohibition in California just got some reinforcements from the entertainment industry. Here are 10 celebrities who have endorsed California's Proposition 64 - a 2016 ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana use in the Golden State.

1. Danny Glover

The Lethal Weapon star not only endorsed Prop 64 but wrote a statement on the Artists for64 website that makes the case for legalizing recreational cannabis use in California. Here's what he said.

This November, there are many important reasons why we should go to the polls. In California, the question on whether to legalize marijuana for adult use is a policy change that will have a lasting impact on historically marginalized communities. Marijuana laws have been used as a tool by law enforcement to racially profile, harass, intimidate and criminalize mostly young African American and Latino men for decades. Ending the arrest and conviction of adults who use and sell marijuana is a social justice issue and simply a smart, sensible and practical policy solution for the mass arrests in and the over surveillance of racially targeted communities.

"Prop. 64 creates a safe, legal system for use of marijuana. Legalization is about reducing harm by expunging the records of those arrested for possession or sale of small ...