3 STATES VOTE TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA

Voters in California, Massachusetts and Nevada voted to leaglize adult, personal use of marijuana.

According to the NY Times:

"Support is rising even though some public health experts warn that there have been insufficient studies of the drug’s effects and that law enforcement agencies lack reliable tests and protocols to determine whether a driver is impaired by marijuana. . . .

Kevin Sabet, the president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, one of the country’s major funders against marijuana legalization initiatives, attributed the imbalance in campaign spending  to investments by marijuana companies hoping to profit if the industry was legalized." 

Kevin Sabet, the president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, one of the country’s major funders against marijuana legalization initiatives, attributed the imbalance in campaign spending to investments by marijuana companies hoping to profit if the industry was legalized."

 

No matter how bad an idea may be, if there's money to be made, many people will be willing to ignore the risks. 

 

 

                        

              

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

        

 “There’s a lot of money to be made if marijuana is legal, not a lot of money to be made if it remains illegal,” he said.

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Opponents of legalization say the adoption of medical marijuana laws in more than 25 states has led to a popular perception that cannabis is good for you. They have called for more studies on the drug’s long-term effects, particularly on the developing brains of young people.