The ballot initiatives to legalize pot aren’t always Music Man hucksterism. Sometimes they are desperate moves by Democrats to bring new young voters to the poll with hopes they will pull straight D ticket ballots.
The legislatures are free to address this issue. Many legislatures were unwilling to legalize homosexuality and same sex marriage as well.
In Texas, at least, there is some rumbling that Republicans in state office will push some legalization legislation (although the governor may strike it down).
I respectfully submit that your first paragraph may be true but that crypto-hucksterism meant to drive turnout is no better than ‘honest’(?) hucksterism.
Bingo. My concern is some kind of pot initiative on the ballot in Ohio in 2016- just in time to pull in votes for the demrat candidate for prez.
“The ballot initiatives to legalize pot aren’t always Music Man hucksterism. Sometimes they are desperate moves by Democrats to bring new young voters to the poll with hopes they will pull straight D ticket ballots.”
...aaaaand here ya go: