Opinion Today: It’s time to start thinking about legal marijuana

Sloppy regulation could be a disaster. 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Patel Staff Editor, Opinion More than two-thirds of Americans think the United States should legalize marijuana. Support [has grown consistently in the last few decades](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP4RHAWh0dHBzOi8vbmV3cy5nYWxsdXAuY29tL3BvbGwvNTE0MDA3L2dyYXNzcm9vdHMtc3VwcG9ydC1sZWdhbGl6aW5nLW1hcmlqdWFuYS1oaXRzLXJlY29yZC5hc3B4P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzg5MiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjcxOTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3Izp-OnRleHQ9QmV0d2VlbiUyMDE5NzklMjBhbmQlMjAxOTk1JTJDJTIwYWJvdXQsJTJDJTIwd2hpbGUlMjAxJTI1JTIwYXJlJTIwdW5zdXJlLlcDbnl0QgpmRag7S2YIXx5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), and there’s no reason to think it will wane anytime soon. And yet efforts to legalize the drug have largely been limited to state governments — 24 of which (plus Washington, D.C.) have made recreational use legal. On the federal side, there have been only very modest policy moves by the last few administrations when it comes to cannabis. Now, finally — as the contributing Opinion writer Maia Szalavitz writes in [a guest essay published today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMC9vcGluaW9uL21hcmlqdWFuYS1sZWdhbGl6YXRpb24tcmVndWxhdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzg5MiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjcxOTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFqDtLZghfHl1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) — the Biden administration has taken the biggest step yet toward a more common-sense policy on marijuana. On May 16, the Justice Department announced it would move forward with reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III drug, from its long status as Schedule I. Though this won’t make the drug legal in the eyes of the federal government, it does open up more opportunities for researching the medical benefits of it, and for more open business in states where it’s already legal to use. It’s not legalization, but it’s a start. In her essay, Szalavitz makes a convincing case for why this is an important opportunity not just to consider the federal legalization of marijuana but also, more importantly, to think about how we intend to regulate it. That’s because like any drug, it’s critical not to open the gates for free, unfettered access. Legalization without proper regulation would be a disaster, allowing unsafe products to make it into consumers’ hands, fueling the continued existence of unregulated black markets and potentially exposing children to pervasive drug advertisements. Szalavitz illustrates in sharp detail how federal regulators can play a key role in each of these areas by controlling safety, influencing pricing and putting much-needed restrictions on marketing and promotion practices. But in order to make sure the likely eventual transition to legalization goes smoothly, we should start thinking about these regulatory levers now. Many states have already contended with these issues, and the lessons they’ve learned show us a clear path for how the federal government ought to proceed with regulation. There’s little reason to kick the can down the road on this. If the Biden administration is serious about listening to voters’ desires on the legal status of marijuana, then they also need to make sure they are addressing skeptics’ concerns on how they intend to regulate the drug. 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By Ezra Klein](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xOS9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLXRydW1wLXBvbGxzLWRlYmF0ZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDUyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM4OTImbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3MTk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRag7S2YIXx5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Overlapping images of President Biden speaking with his finger raised. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xOS9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLXRydW1wLXBvbGxzLWRlYmF0ZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDUyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM4OTImbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3MTk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRag7S2YIXx5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP0SkaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjQwNTIwJnN0cGU9ZGVmYXVsdCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA1MjBXA255dEIKZkWoO0tmCF8eXVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP0SkaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjQwNTIwJnN0cGU9ZGVmYXVsdCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA1MjBXA255dEIKZkWoO0tmCF8eXVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Guest Essay Ruben Gallego and the Fight for Arizona The Grand Canyon State is up for grabs — and so is its political future. By Tom Zoellner](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMC9vcGluaW9uL3J1YmVuLWdhbGxlZ28tYXJpem9uYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzg5MiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjcxOTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFqDtLZghfHl1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [A black-and-white photo of Ruben Gallego at a podium giving a speech with U.S. and Arizona flags behind him. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMC9vcGluaW9uL3J1YmVuLWdhbGxlZ28tYXJpem9uYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzg5MiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjcxOTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFqDtLZghfHl1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Guest Essay The Northern Lights I Did Not See On this impossible, glorious planet, any creature who is tuned for beauty is sure to behold it. By Margaret Renkl](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMC9vcGluaW9uL2F1cm9yYS1ib3JlYWxpcy1zb3V0aC1iZWF1dHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDUyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM4OTImbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3MTk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRag7S2YIXx5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [A few people scattered across a field holding up their phones against a green and violet night sky. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMC9vcGluaW9uL2F1cm9yYS1ib3JlYWxpcy1zb3V0aC1iZWF1dHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDUyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM4OTImbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3MTk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRag7S2YIXx5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [David French The Trump Trial Is Disturbing on So Many Levels A terrible man is in the cross hairs of American justice, but immorality alone doesn’t make him a criminal. By David French](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xOS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXRyaWFsLWVsZWN0aW9uLWFwcGVhbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzg5MiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjcxOTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFqDtLZghfHl1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [A man dressed in a blue suit and red tie (Donald Trump) holds papers as police officers stand behind him.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xOS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXRyaWFsLWVsZWN0aW9uLWFwcGVhbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzg5MiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjcxOTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFqDtLZghfHl1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Guest Essay Bring Back the Tear-Jerker! Comedies make you laugh. Thrillers make you cheer. Some Hollywood films used to make you sob your eyes out. We need those movies again. By Heather Havrilesky](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xOS9vcGluaW9uL3RlYXItamVya2VyLW1vdmllcy1jcnlpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDUyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM4OTImbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3MTk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRag7S2YIXx5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xOS9vcGluaW9uL3RlYXItamVya2VyLW1vdmllcy1jcnlpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDUyMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjM4OTImbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3MTk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRag7S2YIXx5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Guest Essay Higher Education Needs More Socrates and Plato The liberal arts are fading just when we need them most. By Ezekiel J. 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Also: Donald Trump as husband; the Republican Party and Latino voters; animal-to-human transplants.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xOS9vcGluaW9uL29iZXNpdHktd2VpZ2h0LWxvc3MtZHJ1Z3Mtb3plbXBpYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNTIwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMzg5MiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjcxOTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFqDtLZghfHl1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP0SlaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAxODEyJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDI0MDUyMCZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNTIwVwNueXRCCmZFqDtLZghfHl1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoLcCoP0SlaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAxODEyJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDI0MDUyMCZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNTIwVwNueXRCCmZFqDtLZghfHl1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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