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What's Next For Marijuana Laws? (CBS News) [View all]
...Lawmakers are waking up to the fact that their constituents are clearly calling for some kind of change in the nation's drug laws. A group of congressmen is urging the federal government to leave Washington and Colorado alone for now. Additionally, some lawmakers have filed legislation to amend the Controlled Substances Act.
"It's just a matter of time for the laws to catch up to reality," Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., told CBSNews.com.
For the time being, individual marijuana users in Colorado and Washington should be "well insulated" from federal authorities, according to Sam Kamin, a professor at the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law who researches marijuana policy.
...supporters of recreational marijuana shouldn't hold their breath. The establishment of a commercial marijuana market, he said, "is exactly what the federal government has said it won't permit."
"It's just a matter of time for the laws to catch up to reality," Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., told CBSNews.com.
For the time being, individual marijuana users in Colorado and Washington should be "well insulated" from federal authorities, according to Sam Kamin, a professor at the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law who researches marijuana policy.
...supporters of recreational marijuana shouldn't hold their breath. The establishment of a commercial marijuana market, he said, "is exactly what the federal government has said it won't permit."
A good article worth reading. I can't post all the points, pro and con, the article mentions b/c of fair use, so...
More at the link...
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57553346/whats-next-for-marijuana-laws/?fb_action_ids=10151302063251007&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_ref=fbrecT&fb_source=timeline_og&action_object_map=%7B%2210151302063251007%22%3A409199782481793%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210151302063251007%22%3A%22og.recommends%22%7D&action_ref_map=%7B%2210151302063251007%22%3A%22fbrecT%22
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