A new era of accountability must follow marijuana legalization
After millions of out-of-state dollars and corporate interests helped legalize recreational marijuana in three states this past Tuesday, some pundits have said the debate over legalization is finished.
Actually, the debate is just beginning.
A new Congress and Administration are in Washington, and it’s unlikely they’ll be friendly to pot industry interests. You certainly won’t see Rudy Giuliani on the cover of High Times any time soon, and opponents to legalization are more emboldened than ever: Recreational marijuana lost big in purple Arizona last Tuesday, and almost two-thirds of localities in liberal Oregon with this issue on the ballot voted “no” to pot shops in their neighborhoods.
In Maine, the legalization vote was so close that the state is recounting the ballots, and even if proponents win, they’ll face a hostile governor and legislature without an electoral mandate. In fact, newly-elected state legislators and governors across key states like Vermont...
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