Yesterday two states, Washington and Colorado, voted in favor of making recreational use of marijuana legal to those over 21 years of age.
"The Drug Enforcement Administration’s enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act remains unchanged," a DEA spokesperson told Reason this morning. "In enacting the Controlled Substances Act, Congress determined that marijuana is a Schedule I controlled substance. The Department of Justice is reviewing the ballot initiatives and we have no additional comment at this time."
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What do you think?
Obviously, I'm in favor. I know in Colorado the money is going to go toward school construction and what remains will be put in the state's general fund. I know in Washington individual cultivation is illegal unless you are a qualified medical marijuana patients and/or their designated care provider. Washington state also allows non-residents to use medicinal marijuana, so this makes me wonder if they'll allow non-residents to purchase. I'm wondering the same thing about Colorado. Not that it matters with how easy it is to get weed in Colorado.