Marijuana regulation better than prohibition

December 8, 2014
robomayor
Rhode Island
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Virtually every scientific study has found cannabis (or marijuana, or pot) to be far less harmful than alcohol or tobacco. There is an obvious inconsistency in punishing adults who choose to use cannabis instead of these more dangerous substances.

Polls show that the public now favors the idea of allowing adults to use cannabis, and four states have approved ballot measures to treat cannabis like alcohol. We are moving away from an absolute ban on cannabis use and toward a tightly regulated system that lets adults purchase small amounts of cannabis from licensed businesses.

The Rhode Island General Assembly is currently studying a proposal called the Marijuana Regulation, Control and Taxation Act, which would do just that. [Read More]

Rob Meagher

Rob Meagher, CBE’s Founder, President and Editor-in-Chief is a 30 year veteran of the media world. His career has spanned from stints representing the Washington Post, USA Weekend, Reader’s Digest, Financial World & Corporate Finance to the technology world where he worked at International Data Group and Ziff Davis where he was part of the launch team for The Web Magazine, Yahoo Internet Life, Smart Business and Expedia Travels before starting his own marketing and Publisher’s Representative Firm. He also ran all print and online media sales and marketing for the Society for Human Resource Management before partnering with Forbes and then Fortune to create Special Sections covering a variety of topics. Rob, who started CBE Press in 2014, can be contacted at [email protected].

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