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January 1, NY Times Flips On Marijuana, Admits Mistake
Wyatt’s Take
- The NY Times board admits it was wrong about marijuana’s dangers.
- Legalization brought more use and higher addiction rates than expected.
- Recent studies show marijuana use rivals alcohol and harms mental health.
The New York Times recently came clean, saying it was wrong about the effects of legalizing marijuana. The paper had once argued that weed was mostly harmless and not truly addictive, but now admits those old claims don’t hold up today.
Back in 2014, an editorial writer claimed marijuana wasn’t addictive like heroin, while also noting that users might still crave it and struggle to quit. The NY Times even admitted that heavy users needed more of the drug over time and some got withdrawal symptoms.
This week, the Times’ editorial board finally said, “It is now clear that many of these predictions were wrong. Legalization has led to much more use.”
Recent research shows daily or near-daily marijuana use is now almost three times more common than drinking alcohol. The NY Times now admits all this extra usage has driven up rates of addiction and mental health problems, especially after so many experts used to say weed was safe.
The 2014 editorial did mention that young people who use marijuana often struggle in school and can get it too easily, but most of the warnings were brushed aside.
The current editorial admits that legalizing without proper rules “has led to worse outcomes than many Americans expected.”
Now, 24 states plus DC have legal weed for fun, and 16 more only allow it for medical use. Last year, President Trump moved marijuana to a less strict category and ordered better research and access for certain products.
Wyatt Matters
This story shows what happens when common sense gets ignored and special interests win. Regular folks know that problems often grow when rules disappear, especially around drugs. The risks to our kids and communities should come first, no matter what big city papers claim.
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Crotte
February 11, 2026 at 7:44 am
Common sense is a necessary for living a normal life. Sometimes in the USA common sense leaves and then returns to warn us of our foolish mistakes!!!!!
pj_colorado
February 11, 2026 at 9:53 am
Kids learn by observing!
There apparently are no remaining adults to be found anywhere in the West, not just the USA, especially within our “governing bodies and institutions of education!” Common sense has fallen to extreme virtue signaling as a political plank, and the ultimate death of right vs wrong!!!
Wells Jacobson
February 11, 2026 at 1:10 pm
Very apt and beautifully said. The result of an open door policy for marijuana was known 10 yrs ago by any sentient being but politically inconvenient for politicians looking to the next election and for governing bodies hoping for a tax windfall. I am sure the NYT knew this as well but the truth easily succumbs to sales. A groveling apology from the NYT is what is called for and not a “who cudda known” correction.
Anthony Pape
February 11, 2026 at 10:50 am
Marijuana is obviously not good for you. But it should also be legal. We cannot have prohibition in this country. We tried it and it led to organized crime.
Dennis
February 11, 2026 at 5:33 pm
Now that states have marijuana clinics as a cash cow along with gambling they have been shown that politicians don’t give a crap about their constituents. BTW if you look into who are the owners of the weed shops you will find many politicians are either owners or investors.
Michelle L
February 12, 2026 at 7:38 am
It’s always going to come back to the root cause.
What drives someone to need to drink alcohol excessively, will be the same driver that some have to be high all the time. No common sense was used to ever say that it wouldn’t be harmful in some way.