Via Utne: Map: The United States of Legal Weed
With marijuana now legal in four states and the District of
Columbia, the movement to end the prohibition of pot continues to gain
steam. Another five states are expected to introduce ballot measures to
legalize recreational pot in 2016, including California, Massachusetts,
and Nevada. And by the end of the following year, pot activists expect
five more states will vote on legalization bills in their state
legislatures. But that's not all: six other states are looking at
creating or expanding medical-marijuana programs, or are vastly scaling
back penalties for small-time possession. With a slew of polls now
showing that most Americans think pot should be taxed and regulated like
alcohol, it's probably only a matter of time before legalization sweeps
the nation. Josh Harkinson is a staff reporter at Mother Jones. For
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