A good election night for marijuana legalization

The Volokh Conspiracy ^ | November 5, 2014 | Ilya Somin

[right-wing agnostic]

The 2014 election was a successful one for marijuana legalization. Referendum initiatives legalizing recreational marijuana passed in Alaska, Oregon, and the District of Columbia. Florida’s legalization amendment (which was limited to medical marijuana) failed, but only because victory required a 60% supermajority (it got just over 57% percent). A medical marijuana initiative did pass in the Pacific island territory of Guam.

Coming on the heels of the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington in 2012, this is a further sign of pro-legalization momentum, and perhaps of dissatisfaction with the War on Drugs more generally – even among some conservatives.

[gdani]

>>>Nice try!

>>>Post #55 -- It's the difference between strychnine and arsenic. One just kills you more slowly is all.

Strychnine and arsenic are to an individual as "drugs" are to a society. This is referred to as a "Metaphor."

I see. So, you excitedly proclaim opium and marijuana will both kill "you". Then, when it's pointed out what a horrible, counter-productive & incorrect analogy that is, all of a sudden it is a "metaphor".

Perhaps next you can use your infinite wisdom to instruct us serfs about constitutional penumbra, since plain language is apparently not good enough for you.

That is, if you can stop cheering for Big Government long enough.

[gundog]

Jared Loughner, as well.