Dominic Holden’s feature about the marijuana-legalization ballot measure Initiative 502 was so persuasive and so well reported that the New York Times invited him to explain the issue in Washington State to a national audience.

Here’s Dom’s piece as it will appear in tomorrow’s NYT. The gist:

Washington State has a chance this fall to siphon profits from cartels while stopping senseless arrests, or it can let the status quo prevail. It’s a simple choice, particularly given that concerns from the medical marijuana industry are, at best, red herrings.

(Pssst—skip right past the NYT‘s dorky headline and just focus your gaze on that beautiful illustration.)

Christopher Frizzelle was The Stranger's print editor, and first joined the staff in 2003. He was the editor-in-chief from 2007 to 2016, and edited the story by Eli Sanders that won a 2012 Pulitzer...