Obama Won’t Legalize Pot Just Because The New York Times Said He Should

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The White House has responded to New York Times editorials this week supporting marijuana legalization, saying ending U.S. pot prohibition isn’t the “silver bullet solution.”
The Office of National Drug Control Policy staff, while acknowledging the criminal justice system needs reform, argues in a blog post published Monday night that a series of Times editorials that began Sunday “ignores the science” and “fails to address public health problems” associated with a possible increase in marijuana use…READ MORE.

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