Newspaper Article Accidentally Sums Up The Marijuana Legalization Debate

HUFFINGTON POST: Is it time for Ohio to legalize marijuana?

That was the question posed by the Dayton City Paper, an independent alternative weekly in Dayton, Ohio, to its readers last week. As part of its coverage of the legalization issue, the paper set aside a page for a “debate forum,” with one DCP staffer arguing for marijuana legalization on the left side of the page, and another staffer arguing the anti-legalization case on the right side.

That was the plan, anyway. Just one problem: Dayton City Paper’s editors were unable to find anyone on their staff to argue against legalization. Instead, they went ahead and published half a blank page, the image of which quickly went viral… (more)

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