Attorney General Eric Holder gave a green light
on Thursday to two states whose efforts to legalize marijuana had been
locked in by legal uncertainty for more than nine months. With that
announcement, Colorado and Washington -- both of which passed pro-pot
initiatives at the polls last November -- can now proceed with
establishing a framework for the taxation and regulation of legal weed
for adults.
The administration's decision holds clear and immediate implications
for the two states, both of which had been hesitant to act too quickly
over concerns that the government might decide to enforce federal law,
which still considers marijuana an illegal substance.
But the move also, and perhaps more importantly, throws open the
gates for other states to pursue similar pot legalization efforts, so
long as they include "strong and effective regulatory and enforcement systems." Experts on both sides of the issue have already said they expect to see movement come quickly.
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