U.S. Conference of Mayors asks Obama for flexibility on marijuana

[RainDog]

3. Passed on a voice vote

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/24/mayors-marijuana-resolution_n_3491405.html

The bipartisan resolution passed on a voice vote, with no speakers rising in opposition. The mayors' conference represents cities with populations of more than 30,000 across the country.

"In November, voters in my city and state strongly approved a ballot measure to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana," Republican Mayor Steve Hogan of Aurora, Colo., said in a statement after the vote. "The bipartisan resolution we passed today simply asks the federal government to give us time to implement these new policies properly and without interference."

...In their resolution, the mayors take no stance on legalization, but say it "urges the president of the United States to reexamine the priorities of federal agencies to prevent the expenditure of resources on actions that undermine the duly enacted marijuana laws of states."

A bipartisan group in Congress is also pushing a bill, introduced in April, that would force the federal government to respect state marijuana laws. noted here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/12/respect-state-marijuana-laws-act_n_3070501.html