Will Marijuana Legalization Teach Progressives the Virtues of Federalism?
While former Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo endorsed that state’s marijuana legalization initiative, the think tank he ran before he was elected to the House did not. The Independence Institute (“Freedom’s Front Line”) “held no position on Amendment 64,” its current president, Jon Caldara, notes. But Caldara argues that, “even if you hate pot being legal,” the measure’s passage two weeks ago created “a great teachable moment”: We finally have a state-rights issue that the Left can, must and [...]