Episode 25: The Editorial the New York Times Should Have Run

🎙️ Powered by THC Group, Policy, Decoded is the Sunday briefing that steps back from the churn and unpacks one consequential policy story shaping cannabis, hemp, alcohol, and regulated markets.This episode takes on the New York Times editorial board’s reassessment of marijuana legalization. We walk through what the board claims has gone wrong, then pressure-test the argument with the realities policymakers and operators live with: underfunded public education, thin regulatory capacity, tax stacking, weak incentives to move consumers and sellers into the legal market, and enforcement that rarely matches the rhetoric.Join us as we separate legalization as an idea from legalization as implemented, and map what a mature market correction can look like when the goal is fewer headlines and more durable governance.🔗 Related essay:https://www.homegrown-group.com/blog/nyt-editorialSubscribe to the Sunday briefing:https://policy-decoded.beehiiv.com/This podcast may include content written or produced with the support of AI tools under human direction and editorial oversight.