Legalization: Legal pot in California a big mistake

The California vote on legalizing marijuana is rapidly approaching. Last week the Rand report, purportedly analyzing the possible consequences of legalization, was released. More and more commentators are weighing in on the issue. This is a negative opinon published by CNN.

Given Mr. Navarrette's comments here, that access to "substance(s)" that are "harmful" should "naturally" be made "illegal," he apparently knows nothing about the harmful effects of alcohol or the sorry history of its Prohibition. Nor does he apparently know that pot is "readily available." Recent surveys of teenagers find them saying it is easier to get pot than alcohol, the sales of which are legally controlled. 

Legal pot in California a big mistake - CNN-Opinion-Ruben Navarette: "If you decide that exposure to a given substance -- particularly the kind of consistent and sustained exposure that comes from a product being made readily available -- is harmful to individuals and the rest of society, then you will naturally put in place laws that make it illegal to possess the product." Oct. 14, 2010