Alan Richman, Contributing Writer 03.02.15
Weed. Pot. Grass. Mary Jane. By whatever name you call it, could marijuana ever be a rose in the natural products garden? Or will it always be a thorn?
Election results in 2014 reflected a liberalizing breeze continuing to blow in select pockets of the U.S., as voters in Alaska, Oregon and the District of Columbia joined Colorado and Washington State in legalizing the use of recreational marijuana. Meanwhile, in Florida, a measure that would have allowed marijuana for medical use received 57% of the popular vote, but failed to pass because a 60% threshold was required. However, 23 states and Washington, D.C. have approved medical use of marijuana even before the 2014 balloting.
A trend is developing that many couldn’t have imagined just five years ago. The U.S. has come a long way since 1996 when California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana, and an even longer way since 1936 when the movie “Reefer Madness” was released, and spurred the demonization of pot.
Nevertheless, there is still sharp division in the electorate, the medical community, the legal profession and the nutraceuticals industry about th
Election results in 2014 reflected a liberalizing breeze continuing to blow in select pockets of the U.S., as voters in Alaska, Oregon and the District of Columbia joined Colorado and Washington State in legalizing the use of recreational marijuana. Meanwhile, in Florida, a measure that would have allowed marijuana for medical use received 57% of the popular vote, but failed to pass because a 60% threshold was required. However, 23 states and Washington, D.C. have approved medical use of marijuana even before the 2014 balloting.
A trend is developing that many couldn’t have imagined just five years ago. The U.S. has come a long way since 1996 when California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana, and an even longer way since 1936 when the movie “Reefer Madness” was released, and spurred the demonization of pot.
Nevertheless, there is still sharp division in the electorate, the medical community, the legal profession and the nutraceuticals industry about th
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