Mark Kleiman on Marijuana Legalization and Regulation | PolicyCast

UCLA Professor Mark Kleiman, a Kennedy School alumnus, was hired by the state of Washington to provide guidance on the creation of a brand new regulatory framework around the state's newly legalized commercial cannabis industry. He discusses the movement to legalize marijuana, the differences between Washington and Colorado's approaches, how legalization will affect access to the drug by minors as well as the complicated dynamic between the state and federal governments.