New Jersey has just become the 14th state to legalize medical marijuana. Jacob Sullum:
It's not clear where this leaves John Ray Wilson, the New Jersey man who was convicted last month of growing marijuana that he used to treat his M.S. Although the new law would not have allowed such cultivation, it would have made it unnecessary, and it highlights the injustice of punishing Wilson for using a soon-to-be-legal method of relieving his symptoms. Corzine's office said he was waiting for the outcome of Wilson's trial before considering the case for clemency. If that means waiting until Wilson is sentenced on February 5, Wilson may be out of luck, since Corzine leaves office on Tuesday.
I suspect that when historians review the Obama presidency, one of the biggest shifts will be more sanity in the drug war. Obama has done nothing in this but respect states' rights. And federalism allowed this issue to be resolved.
The Dish 