However residents of California vote next week on Prop 19, the state’s marijuana-legalization initiative, polling among young people shows that they overwhelmingly favor a change in marijuana law — so it’s likely that the current state of pot prohibition won’t last forever. That leads Healthland to ask: what would be the best way to legally control marijuana? Here are our proposed regulations, with comments from drug-policy experts.
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Recent polls show that support for Prop 19, which would legalize marijuana use in California, is deadlocked. Some surveys say voter support is waning, but others give the initiative's backers a slim lead. But regardless of what California voters ultimately decide, polling among young people shows that they overwhelmingly favor a change in marijuana law — so it's likely that the current state of pot prohibition won't last forever. That leads Healthland to ask: what would be the best way to legally control marijuana? Here are our proposed regulations, with comments from drug-policy experts. Next: Control Marijuana Prices More on Time.com: See photos of cannabis culture Is Marijuana Addictive? It Depends How You Define Addiction
