To arrive at a language late is to see it without the forgiving haze of sentimentality that comes with imprinting—the fond willingness to overlook a flaw as a quirk. What I saw ...

California just lowered its cannabis tax from 19% to 15%, to keep people buying on the legal market. But youth groups and drug-prevention programs that get much of that tax revenue are concerned.

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