Jacob Sullum Digs Into the Anti-Pot Files of The New York Times

Given its timing, last week’s New York
Times editorial calling upon Congress to repeal marijuana
prohibition is more an indicator of public opinion than a brave
stand aimed at changing it. In their gratitude for the belated
support of a venerable journalistic institution, Jacob Sullum
writes, antiprohibitionists should not overlook the extent to which
the Times has aided and abetted the war on
marijuana over the years. Sullum says that shameful history
provides a window on the origins of this bizarre crusade and a
lesson in the hazards of failing to question authority.

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