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Great coverage of "Marijuana & Money" at CNBC

By Douglas A. Berman

CNBC has a huge new special report on marijuana now appearing on it website. The Editor's Introduction to the coverage, which includes links to lots of articles on lots of legal (and non-legal issues), starts and ends this way: The legalization of marijuana is no longer the unthinkable. On a state level, in California, for instance, it could be a reality later this year.  Some 56 percent of people polled there already support the regulation and taxation of marijuana, ahead of a November public referendum to do just that. Medical marijuana is now legal in California and 13 other states, while more are considering it.  The drug has been decriminalized in 12 states, and in Denver voters opted to legalize a small amount for personal consumption for those over 21 years-old, even though Colorado law says otherwise...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 19, 2010 (boomark / email).