Head of black pastor's group angered NAACP backs pot legalization
Associated Press - 7/3/2010 4:30:00 AM
SACRAMENTO, CA - A Sacramento preacher whose organization represents 3,600 congregations says he's outraged that the California chapter of the NAACP has endorsed a November ballot initiative that would legalize recreational use of marijuana.

Pastor Ron Allen, president of the International Faith-Based Coalition based in Sacramento, is leading opposition to the measure. He says most African-American pastors are upset by the NAACP decision because of the negative impact drugs have had on the black community.

Alice Huffman, president of the California NAACP, says the group supports Proposition 19 to counter marijuana arrest rates that she believes unfairly target blacks.