National Review has long bucked conservative orthodoxy on drug prohibition. The magazine first came out for drug decriminalization many years ago — a controversial move for the magazine, and a position not supported by all of its writers. Longtime NR senior editor Rick Brookhiser does support NR’s position, especially on marijuana, and can speak from personal experience as to its medical benefits. Now if only the federal government would stop squelching medical marijuana research — and drug warriors would stop pretending that marijuana is a grave threat to the public order.
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