Let a Thousand Marijuana Farms Bloom—or At Least Two

Jacob Sullum | 8.29.2005 12:25 PM

New York Times columnist John Tierney takes up the cause of pot privatization, suggesting that the federal government should stop blocking the research it says is necessary to make marijuana available as a medicine.

Jacob Sullum is a senior editor at Reason. He is the author, most recently, of Beyond Control: Drug Prohibition, Gun Regulation, and the Search for Sensible Alternatives (Prometheus Books).