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'Square' Author Comes Around On Legalizing Marijuana

KUOW | By Ross Reynolds

Published May 5, 2015 at 2:47 PM AKDT

Bruce Barcott's book, "Weed the People."

Ross Reynolds speaks with Bruce Barcott, author of "Weed the People: The Future of Legal Marijuana in America."

Barcott began working on the book as a self-described pot agnostic. He said his 16-year-old daughter found it hilarious that her square dad was writing a book about pot.

Barcott was concerned about how legal marijuana would affect his children. But after looking into it he said he's proud of Washington for taking the step to legalize it. He thinks the legalization effort will only grow in coming years.