NYT Editors Fail To Distinguish Between Regulated And Unregulated Marijuana Markets
February 17, 2026
NORML responds to more prohibitionist nonsense from the New York Times
NORML responds to more prohibitionist nonsense from the New York Times
In the past week, prohibitionists attempting to end recreational weed in Mass hit a milestone in the ballot petition process and brought their anti-marijuana message national
“Teaching the public how cannabis models driven by profit create the same injustices as prohibition”
“Defendants allegedly owned, operated or partnered with a network of interconnected grow houses to cultivate and distribute … marijuana in bulk”
Channel 5 Boston stunt reporter turns attention towards potent devil’s lettuce
Time and again, the CCC has shown that its independence strengthens policymaking
It’s no hallucination—the prohibitionists opposing Question 4 are using classic anti-marijuana messaging and duping journalists and voters
Sloppy New York Times smear job includes commissioned study, 200-plus interviews, reefer-mad vignettes, and no specific mention of the virtues of cannabis
“Nowhere in the world has legal access to the substances in the measure been observed to harm public health.”
Treasurer appoints Commissioner Bruce Stebbins as temporary chair of Cannabis Commission
