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		ktRolster on March 2, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kofi Annan on Why It's Time to Legalize Drugs `> Public opinion does not drive policy in this case, it is driven by policy.` If that were true, then marijuana wouldn't have been legalized in various states as soon as public opinion favored it.

jessaustin on March 2, 2016 [–]

Public opinion already favors it in nearly every state. The only states that have even mostly legalized it are Washington and Colorado.

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