3 More Jurisdictions That Could Legalize Marijuana This Year

In my
latest Forbes column, I compare marijuana legalization in
Colorado and Washington with the policies embodied in three
initiatives on the ballot this year. Here is how the piece
begins:

This week a marijuana legalization initiative officially
qualified for the ballot in Oregon. Voters will also consider
legalization measures in Alaska and (probably) the District of
Columbia this fall, so by the end of the year three more
jurisdictions could join Colorado and Washington in allowing
recreational use of cannabis. The differences among the five
measures illustrate the advantages of federalism, which allows
policy experiments that will help chart the course to the end of
marijuana prohibition in America.

Read the whole thing.