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Americans support legal marijuana – but states don't agree on how to regulate it

  • Written by Santiago Guerra, Assistant Professor of Southwest Studies, Colorado College
Marijuana varieties on display in a California dispensary. AP Photo/Mathew Sumner

On 4/20, many across the U.S. gather to celebrate their love and appreciation for marijuana.

Polls show that 64 percent of Americans favor legalizing marijuana. But, despite the majority support, there’s no clear consensus on how it should be regulated. As a...

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