Applying Lessons Learned from Alcohol

Many States and communities are moving at breakneck speed to legalize the manufacture, distribution, retail sale, possession, and consumption of cannabis, believing it to be a panacea for a range of ills that confront their communities. In their zeal to legalize cannabis, many States and communities are failing to head the lessons, both positive and negative, that can be gleaned from how we regulate the alcohol and tobacco industries.