Marijuana Should Be Regulated And Labelled

While I don’t retract my specific criticisms of Maureen Dowd’s column, I should make clear that I strongly agree with Rebecca Schoenkopf that the underlying issue of edible marijuana is a very serious one. There are potentially serious health consequences inherent in THC-infused candy, at it is entirely appropriate that regulators compel people who distribute the products to include warning labels and also be transparent about the amount of marijuana involved. And since most such food production is likely to be informal for now, people need to be educated about the effects. Marijuana should be legalized, but that obviously doesn’t mean that it shouldn’t be regulated, and certainly doesn’t mean that pot can never be harmful any more than ended prohibition means that alcohol can’t be harmful.