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A Pot Tipping Point?

By The Daily Dish

May 2 2009, 5:46 AM ET

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Saletan looks at the evidence:

My guess is that criminal laws against marijuana use have become culturally untenable. At this point, if you want to maintain criminal laws against more dangerous drugs, you're better off conceding the legality of marijuana, lest the public lose respect for drug laws in general.


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