Marijuana Legalization: Good or Bad?

Tags: Global Economy, Health, Legal System

01/02/2015 Mark Thornton

Interviewed by host Scott Horton, Mark Thornton discusses the relation between oil prices and the world economy, and how Colorado’s first year of marijuana legalization proves that ending drug prohibition doesn’t mean criminals and teenagers will run wild in the streets.

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