POLITICO NEWSROOM

How some marijuana legalization laws are like gambling in Las Vegas

Episode Summary

By making local officials the gatekeepers for million-dollar businesses, states have unintentionally created a breeding ground for bribery and favoritism on the marijuana legalization front. POLITICO's Mona Zhang reports.

Episode Notes

By making local officials the gatekeepers for million-dollar businesses, states have unintentionally created a breeding ground for bribery and favoritism on the marijuana legalization front. POLITICO's Mona Zhang reports.