Writing Marijuana Law for Your Backyard
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Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Colorado and Washington became thefirst states to legalize marijuana for recreational purposesyesterday, and Massachusetts voters approved an initiativeeliminating civil and criminal penalties for the medicinal useof the drug.
Will these measures be a further move toward thelocalization of drug policy? Can the U.S. turn away from anational drug ban toward more local heterogeneity and control?