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President Barack Obamas drug czar toed a strict line on marijuana Wednesday, saying federal laws will prevail regardless of state-level efforts to legalize pot.
Gil Kerlikowske said enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 which ranks marijuana as a Schedule One drug alongside heroin, LSD and ecstasy remains in the hands of the US Department of Justice.
No state, no executive can nullify a statute that has been passed by Congress, the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy told a National Press Club luncheon.
Lets be clear: law enforcement officers take an oath of office to uphold federal law and they are going to continue to pursue drug traffickers and drug dealers, he said.
Voters in Colorado and Washington last November approved proposals to legalize the possession of small quantities of marijuana by individuals in their respective states
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