Kevin Drum Wants the Feds to let States Experiment with Legalization
by Steve Davenport • November 15, 2012 • Opinion • 0 Comments
“I doubt that either state can effectively prevent locally-grown marijuana from crossing state lines, but hell, they can’t prevent it now either. So I’m with Mark: there’s no need to announce any public change of policy, but Obama should tell DEA to lie low for a while and see how Colorado and Washington do. A controlled experiment like this is the best way of finding out the effect of full legalization of marijuana. Does it lead to higher consumption? Is it a gateway drug? Will it reduce consumption of alcohol?” Kevin Drum at Mother Jones