Nevada marijuana proposition: how to answer the nay-sayers
The War on Drugs doesn’t have a lot of defenders left, and with good reason.
It’s been a decadeslong disaster, leading to overcrowded jails and prisons, a shameful legacy of incarcerating blacks at a far higher rate than people of other ethnicities and little if any reduction in the demand for drugs.
Nevadans have a chance to make meaningful progress by voting to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
We encourage them to vote yes.
To explain why, we’ll offer answers to key concerns.
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Opponents: Given that marijuana is already legal for medicinal purposes in Nevada, why take this next step?
Response: Several reasons. At the most basic level, it doesn’t make sense to keep directing limited law enforcement resources at low-level marijuana offenses. Regulating the production and sale of the drug would generate tax revenue and economic activity (more than $1.1 billion, according to one study),...
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