Posted on 11/05/2014 11:51:33 PM PST by BurningOak
Oregon and Alaska approved recreational pot use following Washington State and Colorado, which did the same in 2012 and the District of Columbia approved legal marijuana possession but not sales, though the move could still be halted by the new US Congress.
Though medical marijuana was rejected in Florida, the steps by Oregon, Alaska, and the District add momentum to a movement that is eyeing California next. Recommended: How much do you know about marijuana? Take the quiz
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Yet marijuana remains prohibited by the federal government, and the issue could come to a head in the District of Columbia. Congress can veto any Washington, D.C., legislation, and legalization of marijuana there could force conservatives' hand. Alternately, the next president could take a firmer stand than President Obama has
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I know a couple of guys that smoke but have never registered to vote. Oregon's ballot initiative didn't change that.
I heard a lady in California neglected her child to the point of death because she was hooked on Farmville.
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