No change in marijuana laws coming, White House says

[RainDog]

97. It is realistic to expect Holder to weigh in on legalization in CO and WA

but he has failed to do so thus far, which prompted Jared Polis (D-CO) to say that he would not be sad if Holder stepped down as AG.

But you're right. Change is already happening.

19 states and DC now have medical marijuana laws.

2 states have legal marijuana laws.

At least 8 states have decriminalized marijuana.

For more than a decade, more than 70% of American voters have supported legalization of mmj.

Those at the level of the federal govt. have FAILED to respond to the will of the people regarding this issue.

The only reason for such a failure that I can possibly fathom is that the war on drugs makes a lot of money for certain groups - like military contractors, for-profit prison businesses, and protects the alcoholic beverage industry from competition by a product that is safer than alcohol.

Those are where the problems lie. With monied interests that want to put people in jail for using a substance less harmful than alcohol, less toxic than aspirin, and with far more medical benefits than either of those two substances.