NPR: The Future of Pot

For the inaugural post of this scenario-focused blog, I'll just quickly link to NPR's "What If Marijuana Were Legal?" scenario from today, which posits a world two years after the decriminalization of marijuana for personal use.

Even reporter John Barnett admits that this scenario failed to cover the biggest what-if among stoner conspiracy theorists: How will Big Tobacco react (and profit)? But it's a fun listen, particularly if you tune in at the middle of the story, where legalization is presented as a done deal, and having an ounce of marijuana on you creates no more trouble than if you were walking down the street with a sealed fifth of scotch.