I am not overly invested in the marijuana debate. My friends and I all smoked pot when we were young, but hardly any of us bother any more. In my circle, the drugs of choice are martinis and Chardonnay. Frankly, we consider stoners déclassé. That doesn’t mean pot laws are of no concern to the upper middle class. Quite a lot of parents I know have been forced to shell out $10,000 or $15,000 to make sure their kid didn’t acquire a criminal record simply for having a joint in his pocket. Less affluent kids are less likely to get off the hook, so clearly there’s a social-justice issue here.
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