Why the New York Times’ Editorial Series Calling for Marijuana Legalization Is Such a Big Deal

by Tony Newman on July 28, 2014

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NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. The New York Times editorial board made history Sunday, as the first major national paper to call for an end to marijuana prohibition. And how they did it is half the story — with rare flash and panache, as well as the intellectual and moral substance to back it up.