Progressive movements that paved the way for gay marriage, voting protections for Black men and women, and other now-irrefutable rights are poised to free America from the notion that responsible marijuana use should constitute a crime.
Through several successful Nov. 3 ballot measures, voters in Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota legalized recreational marijuana use while voters in Mississippi legalized medical marijuana. With the new tally, 15 states now allow the sale and use of marijuana.
With the exception of a few states, including Texas, Americans are rejecting a failed and costly war on drugs that has ravished minority communities and driven the needless incarcerations of nonviolent offenders. A 2019 Pew Research Poll found that two-thirds of Americans support legalizing marijuana while only 8% of poll respondents thought marijuana should be illegal under any circumstance. Support of marijuana reforms is stronger among Democrats (78%) than…
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