420 with CNW — Top Federal Official Concedes Marijuana Advocates Were Right about Teen Cannabis Use
The road to cannabis reform has been long, tedious and fraught with hurdles. After decades of prohibition, anti-marijuana propaganda and harsh policing, reforming cannabis laws and changing the public’s perception towards cannabis was bound to be a challenge. While reform advocates argued that legalizing cannabis would offer a much-needed reprieve to the minority communities that had suffered the most from the failed war on drugs in addition to creating new jobs and filling state coffers with tax revenue, opponents said that it would inevitably lead to increased drug use, especially among the youth, and promote criminal activity. However, studies have…
