Is medical pot a stalking horse for legalization?
Possibly. A recent poll found a slim majority of the nation in favor of medical marijuana, and more states seem likely to follow the path to legalization. Medical marijuana will be on the ballot in Arizona next year, and in state capitals across the country, lawmakers can hear the seductive call of marijuana sales-tax revenues. But while medical marijuana has gained a foothold, decades of anti-drug policies won’t be easily surmounted. Drug tests, for example, have become commonplace in many workplaces, and employees who fail can be fired even if medical marijuana was the cause. And many Americans remain resolutely opposed to pot in any form. New Hampshire State Rep. William Butynski helped derail medical marijuana legislation in his state for a simple reason. “There is no such thing,’’ he insists, “as ‘medical’ marijuana.” California dreamin’ True to form, California is at the forefront of the medical marijuana movement. Legal in the state since 1996, medicinal pot enjoys a solid base
