Is Mixing Social Justice with Marijuana Reform Doing More Harm Than Good Right Now?

With a handful of Democrats pushing for broader social reforms, the Republicans are pushing a more economy-first model. The thing is, we should not need to mix these issues. While it’s true, the war on drugs has negatively affected marginalized communities…adding in these social justice revisions within the cannabis legalization bills will not solve their problems. Rather, separating the act of legalization from social reform will most probably have the greatest impact on all aspects.