NY Times walks back stance on marijuana legalization, admits loosening of policies has made country worse off

The New York Times editorial board walked back some of its previous stances on marijuana legalization and the drug's potential for addiction in a Monday editorial titled "It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem."

The editorial board noted that it has "long supported marijuana legalization" and even published a six-part series comparing the federal ban on marijuana to the prohibition of alcohol, advocating for the ban to be repealed.

"Much of what we wrote then holds up ...