The lead article in the Times this morning is about loosening restrictions in New York for the sale of marijuana for medicinal purposes.  That is a long time coming.  About twenty states allow its limited sale.

Some states, such as New Jersey, have very restrictive laws.  You can only be prescribed pot if you show that you have exhausted all conventional treatments.  Debating whether it should be legalized for recreational use seems fair to me, but to not allow it for medical reasons and not give health care professionals absolute discretion makes little sense. 

I have glaucoma in one eye and almost lost my vision last year.  Marijuana is known to reduce eye pressure.  Mine spiked to a dangerous 63.  It is supposed to be under 20.  A little pot could have helped and maybe I could have avoided a surgical procedure, who knows.  It certainly would have smelled good.

Then there is the question of Colorado and whether other states will slowly creep towards legalization for recreational use, just as gay marriage, unthinkable years ago, now is becoming legal.  The legalize pot debate has gone on for years.  David Brooks' Op Ed in the Times on Friday, an admitted pot user in his younger days, thinks we can do better.

If pot ever becomes legal in New York, its sale may be regulated by the New York State Liquor Authority.  We will need weed lawyers.  I see an opportunity here.