Despite 75 years of federal marijuana prohibition, the Justice Department said Thursday that states can let people use the drug, license people to grow it and even allow adults to stroll into stores and buy it — as long as the weed is kept away from kids, the black market and federal property.
In
a sweeping new policy statement prompted by pot legalization votes in
Washington and Colorado last fall, the department gave the green light
to states to adopt tight regulatory schemes to oversee the medical and
recreational marijuana industries burgeoning across the country.
This is quite a victory for states rights. I'm pretty sure Hawaii will now move forward with their legalization attempts since it is a serious cash crop over here. I mean just taxing large growers will be a huge windfall for the state.
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