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Cato Weekly Podcast • July 18, 2024 

# Two Problems That Vanish with the End of Cannabis Prohibition 

Most Americans have access to either medical or recreational cannabis, but prohibition at the federal level persists, and that prohibition keeps in place at least two big problems. Paul Best [explains](https://www.cato.org/free-society/summer-2024/marijuana-prohibitions-long-demise).

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##### [Paul Best](/people/paul-best)

Managing Editor of *Free Society*, Cato Institute

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute