Department of Justice and New Pot Laws

[bobes915]

Anyone have predictions on how the Department of Justice will react to the new laws legalizing recreational use of marijuana in Washington and Colorado?

[falcon9]

Anyone have predictions on how the Department of Justice will react to the new laws legalizing recreational use of marijuana in Washington and Colorado?

The DoJ seems intent on enforcing the Controlled Substances Act, which holds possession/growing/selling of marijuana as a federal offense.  Nominally, state laws cannot supercede federal ones.

[masked_brown_guy]

they are probably going to be more sympathetic toward people who are using it in their own home or private residence. In other words if you "invite" them inside your house, they probably won't smash or take away your ceremonial water pipe for evidence. Ideally that is what I think that is where this is going.

[raven1114]

I think it should be legalized and no I don't use it. I just believe the hype of it being some big time evil drug is a bunch of bull.

[sherryinutah]

From what I understand a person can only have 1 oz. on them and I think their pot will be heavily taxed.  I'd be willing to bet plenty of people will be growing it for their own personal use and for distribution.

It's interesting.  I think some folks will go crazy with it.  I'm not a pot smoker so no motivation to move to Washington or Colorado.  I guess I'll continue to hang out in Utah.

 

[tuscarorarain]

I think it will still get rejected partly because it still goes against federal law.

[falcon9]

"Tuscarora" (Skurū'rěn', 'hemp gatherers,' the Apocynum cunnabinum, or Indian hemp.
-- http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/tuscarora/tuscarorahist.htm

[alaskakaren]

I'm bummed our pot initiative did not pass in Oregon...but we're moving in the right direction.

[bobes915]

Thanks everyone for your input.  I think it will at least be interesting to watch how the Department of Justice reacts.  I wonder if Eric Holder will make some more enemies when it's all said and done? 

[heroftimes]

It will not fly with the DoJ, but it's an important step to bring it into the national discussion.  There's too much money in marijuana to not be controlled by big pharma companies, so without their dirty hands handling most of it, it will never make it through the legislative process.

[tfw6693]

  They will let it slide. They have bigger fish to fry than Cheech & Chong.