Explain how serious policy makers on the East coast can still argue in favor of making cannabis more widely available for recreational use?

Many of your conversations on discussion threads to date have focused on cannabis legalization, so the topic for this week presents some compelling medical evidence that we must consider when pushing for regulation in lieu of criminalization of cannabis. For this week’s thread, please view the BELOW VIDEOS linked above as well as the podcast linked here and answer the question below:

ATTACHED ARE 4 ARTICLES. The 2 Videos MUST be referenced.
https://www.wnyc.org/story/reefer-managed-can-cannabis-cause-psychosis/

1. Given the medical evidence demonstrating a strong correlation and perhaps even component causality between adolescent cannabis use and life-long psychosis, coupled with recent reports from Colorado citing increased drug possession and use among teenagers in the wake of statewide decriminalization, how can serious policy makers on the East coast still argue in favor of making cannabis more widely available for recreational use?

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