Colorado legalized it to sell in licensed establishments. Washington legalized it to sell in state liquor stores. I doubt the Obama administration will respond positively to either move, considering their track record.Ex-Cyber wrote:Unless I'm misunderstanding the terms and the scope of the amendment, it's not decriminalized in Colorado, but actually legalized (i.e. producers and sellers will actually be licensed by the state and it's 100% legal at the state level for people over 21 to possess small amounts for recreational use). Of course, the DEA and the US Congress might have something to say about that.
Obama's administration has been god-fucking-awful on state marijuana law changes. They sent out hundreds of forfeiture threats to dispensaries in California and Colorado and shuttered hundreds of businesses in the process. They shut down the oldest dispensary in California by threatening their landlord with the forfeiture of their building AND millions of dollars in back rent, and have just started moving against Harborside in Oakland, a move that has the city of Oakland filing suit against the feds. These two law changes just give them an even larger opportunity to grab property. Maybe that'll change in the second term, but I seriously doubt it. Presumably, one doesn't destroy the lives of thousands of people because you are planning deciding to change course.EmperorIng wrote: Truly, Obama's victory has signaled a triumph for human rights. IE, the right to chill out.