Nancy Reagan would have turned 98 this week. In remembering her, it’s remarkable to think of how different the world is today from when she first “arrived,” but especially how much has changed since she passed away just over three years ago.

In two areas, specifically, she would be quite surprised. First would be how public attitudes toward marijuana use have evolved. Simply put, “Just Say No” has turned into “Just Say Yes,” and while some may think that would upset her, I’m not so sure. Remember that Nancy Davis Reagan was a doctor’s daughter. Her father, Loyal Davis, was a highly respected and innovative neurosurgeon. She understood the practice of medicine cannot be static, that it needs to continually seek new, and sometimes controversial, ways to treat devastating and fatal illnesses.