Election may be a turning point for legal marijuana

If California moves, it will put more pressure on Mexico and Latin America writ large to reignite a debate on legalization there
The New York Times (US)
Monday, October 24, 2016

us-marijuana-laws-coming_votes-2016To the red-and-blue map of American politics, it may be time to add green. The movement to legalize marijuana, the country’s most popular illicit drug, will take a giant leap on Election Day if California and four other states vote to allow recreational cannabis, as polls suggest they may. The map of where pot is legal could include the entire West Coast. A yes vote in California, which has an economy the size of a large industrial country’s, could blow the door open, experts say.