Jacob Sullum on the Consequences of Reclassifying Marijuana

“When Obama took office,” notes Dan Riffle of the
Marijuana Policy Project, “he said that decisions in his
administration would be guided by science, not by politics and
ideology. It’s very clear that marijuana’s continued classification
as a Schedule I drug violates that mandate.” Jacob Sullum considers
what might happen if the Obama administration moved marijuana to a
less restrictive legal category.