larry gerston is here with the buzz on prop 19. >>> good morning to you, oakland.ing live at 880, streaming through the city. by the way, a lot of folks who are watching the legalization of marijuana issue have been watching oakland because there is a tax in order to make up a budget deficit. u.s. department of veterans' affairs has announced it will allow patients to be treated with medical marijuana in the 14 states where it's legal. california accident being one of them. the question is, can legalization be far behind? for more, let's bring in nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston. >> good morning. thank you. >> what is it about legalization that is i guess -- in california, so many folks are watching -- >> they're watching here, they're watching it everywhere. and it has been legalized some places. you know. so if we're talking about legalizing it here, through the department of veteran affairs, you know, allowing medicinal use, it's a long way to go. the places that really do have legalized marijuana, argentina, belgi belgium, columbia, and of course th