Ben Westhoff: belief

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…America is legalizing, decriminalizing, or simply tolerating marijuana use to a very surprising degree. Unprecedented in this country. What do you see that equilibrium looking like? There is really preliminary data coming out of places like Colorado, which was one of the first to legalize. And it’s encouraging for the most part. Kids aren’t using it in greater rates. The one thing to be worried about is that deaths from driving while stoned are increasing, so this is something to be worried about. I tend to think, and I think you’ve said this on your blog or a link to it, that decriminalization is maybe a way to think about it. In places like St. Louis, where I’m from, they’re having more success. They’re not locking up people. But at the same time, there’s not a store selling weed on every corner. I’m not an expert on the legalization of marijuana, but I urge a little bit of caution in all that’s happening. Is the American Medical Association responsibly managing the prescribing authority it grants to doctors when it licenses them? Would you change those policies?…

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