It seems that we as a society have basically concluded that marijuana use should be legal. The question now is the extent to which a commercial market will emerge to serve marijuana consumers who have a legal right to use it. While there are some people who would like to see marijuana possession made legal without a commercial market, that doesn’t seem to me to be a true long-term solution.

A regulated market provides great benefits to consumers. First and foremost, they are able to enter a safe and secure environment, where they can purchase products grown under controlled conditions with labels that convey THC content and other important information.

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