LOS ANGELES, July 30 - An effort by opponents to remove Proposition 5 from the ballot was rebuffed today by the California Supreme Court.

Margaret Dooley-Sammuli, Deputy Campaign Manager for the Yes on Prop. 5 effort, said, “Our opponents know that the public overwhelmingly supports Prop. 5. That’s why they tried to deny voters the right to decide. But their attempt to use the court to override the the democratic process was rightfully denied by the Supreme Court.”

The No on Prop. 5 campaign filed suit July 16, featuring two former governors and 32 district attorneys as plaintiffs. They argued that Prop. 5 was unconstitutional and should be stricken. Typically, the state Supreme Court does not rule on a measure’s constitutionality until after it is approved by the voters.

Daniel Abrahamson, director of Legal Affairs for the Drug Policy Alliance Network and the legal proponent of Prop. 5, said, “The arguments put forth by our opponents in this case were not strong enough to merit pre-election review, and they will fail again if Prop. 5 passes. The opponents blatantly misstated and misinterpreted the provisions of Prop. 5 to develop their arguments against it. The fact is, Prop. 5 is carefully drafted and constitutionally sound. We are confident that it will be fully implemented if approved by voters on November 4.”