You said, "Having both a condition treatable only by medical marijuana and a degree from Harvard Law School is a potent combination." Yes, it is, and it's a great point of view to bring to Steemit, and especially to look at legalization as it intersects with other issues. I'm happy I saw your post.
One intersection that has interested me lately is the research that shows that cannabis legalization reduces overdoses from pain pills. That seems critically important given how many people are dying from narcotic overdoses and how some doctors negatively view patients in pain who use cannabis.
I've followed you and upvoted. You have impressive writing credentials (I Googled you), and I can see that you have excellent proofreading skills (I would have changed only one word). We need more of that on Steemit.
The comment from Hive account@steemcleaners suggesting authentication is because Steemit has had some problems with identity theft as well as lots of plagiarism. The photo you used is online, so someone else could have used it. People with more voting power may want that authentication before they upvote.