The March of Progress

There’s a pretty good article on Newsweek this week about why both gay marriage and marijuana will be legal within the next decade. From the article:

What’s driving the legalization of gay marriage is not so much the moral argument, but the pressures from couples who want to sanctify their relationships, obtain legal benefits, and raise children in a stable environment. What’s advancing the decriminalization of marijuana is not just the demand for pot as medicine but the number of adults—more than 23 million in the past year, according to the most recent government survey—who use it and don’t believe they should face legal jeopardy.

I don’t necessarily agree with his analysis: if only gay couples were pushing for gay marriage than I doubt it would have enough support to make any progress. Also I’d venture to say that couples wanting to raise children in a stable environment is a moral argument. Other than that though I’d say the article’s pretty good, so go check it out.