California Doing What It Does Best

Several recent articles in major news outlets point to what might be called a medical marijuana backlash in California. (Thought it was a skunk indeed!) In fact what is going on here is that California is doing what it does best: acting as a social and legislative laboratory. The "backlash" is really a "tweaking." In the short term, there will be bickering and recrimination. Some people may go to jail, but not for very long. And in the end compromises will be made, solutions will be devised, and Californians will arrive at a sensible modus vivendi on the issue of medical marijuana that the rest of the nation will probably find itself eventually adopting.