An ethical dilemma: Commercializing marijuana
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Selling marijuana rakes in huge profits. According to a new report, marijuana sales are expected to triple by 2020.
But how much do state governments make from marijuana revenue? And how should business opportunities be balanced with ethical or philosophical objections to legalizing marijuana?
In today's conversation on MPR News with Kerri Miller, Julie Weed, a freelance writer covering legal marijuana sales, and former U.S. Drug Administration administrator Peter Besinger discuss the ethical questions surrounding the commercialization of marijuana.
Click on the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.
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