THE OLD RULES GO UP IN SMOKE

Once demonized, criminalized, and the target of billions of dollars of ultimately failed law enforce ment, marijuana is now a legal recreational drug for people 21 and older in 10 states, as well as Washington, D.C. New Jersey is ready to roll. People like pot, apparently. They also need it. Medically prescribed cannabis is permitted in 33 states, with Utah and Missouri the latest to approve it, in November.

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