One Tweet That Shows Just How Far Marijuana Legalization Has Come
The police department in Portland, Oregon, is now offering people advice on where to buy marijuana. Seriously:
Sure, this is by and large just a silly tweet. But it shows just how far marijuana legalization has come over the years — to the point that a major police department, the agency that used to enforce the prohibition of marijuana, is now giving tips on where to buy it.
Imagining something like this would have been tough just a few years ago. In 2005, just 36 percent of Americans supported full legalization, according to Gallup surveys. And in 2010, California, the first state to truly legalize medical marijuana, rejected a marijuana legalization ballot measure.
Within just a few years, the political climate has completely changed. In 2015, support for legalizing marijuana hit 58 percent. Four states (Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska) and Washington,...
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