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If California legalizes marijuana, consumption will likely increase. But is that a bad thing?

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 05/16/2016 - 09:48

In six months, California will join Maine, Nevada and probably a few other states in deciding whether or not to legalize the large-scale commercial production of marijuana. Residents will be inundated with wild claims about the promises and pitfalls of these initiatives.

You will hear debates about government revenue, criminal justice benefits, the environment, and the effect of legalization on Mexican drug-trafficking organizations. Public health conversations may prove especially contentious. Some will claim that legalization will constitute a net gain for health. Others will say the exact opposite.It's time for the DEA to reclassify marijuana

Although you shouldn't believe either extreme, one fairly safe bet is that if we legalize and allow profit-maximizing firms to produce, sell, and advertise recreational marijuana, use will increase.

The data from Colorado and Washington, where voters legalized recreational marijuana...

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