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The New York Times Debates Marijuana Law Reform — NORML Weighs In

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Today’s New York Times online features a round table discussion on the subject of marijuana law reform.

Two years ago we ran a quorum debating the pros and cons of decriminalizing marijuana. Since then, a largely theoretical debate has moved quite substantially toward the realm of reality, with a growing number of states and municipalities having changed their laws.

… So we asked a group of people — Paul Armentano, Mike Braun, Joel W. Hay, Jeffrey Miron, and Robert Platshorn — to think about a national decriminalization of marijuana … and answer the following: What would be some of the most powerful economic, social, and criminal-justice effects?

Here are their answers.

You can read all of the responses, including mine, and leave your feedback for the New York Times here.

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