Drug Czar: No State Can Nullify Federal Marijuana Ban

[Comrade Grumpy]

17. I'm going with Alaska, California, and Oregon.

Massachusetts is a good bet, too.

The problem with Florida is it will never get through the legislature (they can't even get medical marijuana out of committee), and that means an initiative. But you have to gather hundreds of thousands of signatures, and that gets expensive. Especially in a state that hasn't shown it's ready to go there yet. That means big donors will stay away, and it's awfully difficult to get those signatures with volunteers only.

Activists figure it costs about $1 million just to gather signatures for California, and maybe $10 million for the entire campaign, including a good last few weeks advertising blitz. But there will be money to do that if the polls stay like they are.

I also like DC. They just polled 63% in favor of legalization this week, 75% in favor of decriminalization. They have the initiative process, and it's a small market, so it would be relatively inexpensive.