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I used to be really skeptical of marijuana legalization. Here's what changed my mind.

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 08/11/2015 - 08:45

 

As a reporter focused on drug policy, I used to be skeptical of marijuana legalization. So it wasn't a sure thing that covering this issue over the years would make me less cautious — and more supportive — of legalization. But it has.

I'm very doubtful about giving big corporations the ability to market potentially dangerous drugs — seeing what they've done with tobacco and alcohol, which both contribute to hundreds of thousands of deaths each year, gives me pause. So when I considered the merits of legalizing pot, that was my first concern: that companies would turn a potentially dangerous — although not inherently deadly — substance into something that would hurt thousands of lives.

But as I've reported on legalization over the years, my skepticism has worn off. I still don't think marijuana is a perfectly safe drug — and most experts agree it carries some...

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