Journalists have not been too soft on marijuana

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Put it in perspective.

In a recent International Business Times article, the author poses the question: “Are Journalists Too Soft On Pot?” Let me clear this up for you right now. No.

If you want evidence of this, search the word “marijuana” in Google News. What you will likely find is a study that says weed is doing something good for people, an article or two about states that are considering legalizing and then a slew of stories about how organized crime is connected to marijuana.

Now, obviously the crime stories are tied in with the fact marijuana is still illegal on the federal level, but let’s not pretend the media is ignoring the negative connotations around marijuana.

The author of the article speaks with Kevin Sabet, a crazed War on Drugs byproduct and a “professional anti-pot propagandist,” you might say. One of...

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