Follow the dots: Here's why marijuana should be as legal as alcohol
Legalizing the recreational use of marijuana is a big step, and it’s natural that some Nevada voters would be concerned about taking it.
But it’s a move that makes sense when marijuana is placed in the same context as alcohol.
Like marijuana, alcohol has been subject to a ban. But Prohibition didn’t work, so Americans undid it with the 21st Amendment in 1933 and began regulating alcohol again.
Eight decades later, the War on Drugs has been as ineffective at eradicating marijuana as Prohibition was for alcohol. Surveys and studies show that at least 30 million Americans use the drug, and the percentage of adults users has only grown in the last decade.
So as Nevadans take the final step on Tuesday in deciding the fate of a ballot question to legalize recreational marijuana, there’s a logical connection between legalization of marijuana and alcohol. For those who believe it’s appropriate...
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