Momentum builds for broad debate on legalizing marijuana

The savage Mexican drug war.

Crumbling state budgets. The election of a president who said, "Yes " I inhaled." These developments are kindling unprecedented optimism among the many Americans who want marijuana legalized. Doing so could weaken cartels profiting from U.S. pot sales, save billions in enforcement costs, and generate billions in taxes.

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