Posted on 10/31/2014 1:02:51 PM PDT by PROCON
In a referendum next week, voters in the US capital look likely to legalise marijuana
The fresh air of the White Houses rose garden may soon be fragrant with the smell of cannabis.
On November 4 - while other Americans are voting for their senators and congressman - residents of Washington DC are expected to vote overwhelmingly to legalise marijuana.
The referendum would go beyond decriminalisation and give the drug full legal status, meaning it may one day be possible to set up a dope shop across the street from the halls of Congress.
A yes vote in the US capital would be a hugely symbolic ripple in the wave of marijuana liberalisation sweeping America. =
Recreational cannabis is already on sale in Colorado and Washington state - where the laws are more relaxed than Amsterdam - and may soon be legal in Alaska and Oregon.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
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