Taking legalization seriously
It is beginning to look like marijuana prohibition may more quickly than anyone imagined 10 or 20 years ago. The medical marijuana initiative has changed the facts on the ground in California. Pot...
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Like many, I’ve long been shocked at how quickly public opinion has turned on same-sex marriage, a subject nearly unheard-of just 20 years ago. Now there’s evidence the tide is turning in a battle...
View ArticleThe end of reefer madness
In this week’s column, I take note of the calm, orderly way most politicians, government officials and citizens are handling the rapid loosening of restrictions on marijuana. In Massachusetts,...
View ArticleExperimenting with cannabis
The states are the laboratories of public policy, if’s often said. So what has California learned through 17 years of near-legal marijuana? The New York Times reports many of the predictions made by...
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