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I think this is a big deal. The New York Times is hardly universally respected, but it has a lot more credibility than the image normally associated with the ma
by eli 12y ago
I think this is a big deal. The New York Times is hardly universally respected, but it has a lot more credibility than the image normally associated with the marijuana legalization crowd. I would expect Sunday morning news programs to mention this editorial tomorrow.
- mturmon 12y agoYep, this has the potential to become one of those phase-change situations where there is movement from "it will never happen because it's always been this way" and "why is this still broken?" Like gay marriage. In these kinds of issues, the NYT is typically a lagging indicator, so it's nice to see them leading for a change.
- ScottBurson 12y agoYeah, take a look at the trend in the graph in one of their other columns [0]. The balance of opinion is changing very fast. [0] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/opinion/sunday/high-time-the-public-lightens-up-about-weed.html?opinion-series http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/opinion/sunday/high-time-t...
- cdash 12y agoI think more importantly is that this is just another in a long trend of signs that people are not scared of saying marijuana should be legalized anymore.