Buss: A step backward for marijuana reform
President Barack Obama got a lot wrong as president. But one thing he did correctly was encourage an end to marijuana prohibition.
President-elect Trump’s administration unfortunately could upend that, pushing back on a national mood that has become increasingly open to marijuana legalization — both medical and recreational — and insulting the common sense that has fueled significant reforms in states across the country.
Though he was no champion of states’ rights to determine their own policies, Obama rightly allowed them to experiment with marijuana reforms. His Department of Justice issued a memo in 2013 effectively ending enforcement of federal drug laws in states that had legalized marijuana in some form. It was a victory for medical marijuana patients and the budding industry.
Now 29 states have legalized medical marijuana, including eight newcomers on Election Day, and 65 million people live among the seven states and District of Columbia where recreational use has also been legalized.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/kaitlyn-buss/2016/12/06/marijuana-reform/95076420/
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