Advocates who want to take California’s medical marijuana law to the next level so it can be fully legalized and taxed are putting the political argument in terms they think everyone in the nearly bankrupt state can understand — pot can be the next cash crop. With competitive statewide races for governor and Senate on the fall ballot as well, legalizing pot may well be the next frontier in the culture war.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=128384