in the country to legalize pot for fun! no prescription required. just a few months later, the obama justice department issued a memo instructing federal attorneys to pull back from prosecuting those in compliance with the laws in the home states. that became the new policy for federal prosecutors. for the justice department. basically, let the states experiment with marijuana laws. marijuana was still illegal under federal statute but federal prosecutors wouldn t chase down cases in states that had some form of lawful pot. then in 2016, another 3 states voted to legalize medical marijuana and 4 more states approved recreational use. the trend. even the republican nominee for president sounded like he would be just fine keeping the obama administration s hands off policy on pot and letting states decide how to go with it. he got asked about it by a colorado reporter. you think colorado should be able to do what it s doing?
no prescription required. just a few months later, the obama justice department issued a memo instructing u.s. attorneys from essentially pulling back from prosecuting pot growers and users who were clearly in compliance with the laws in their home states. that became the new policy for federal prosecutors. for the justice department. basically, let the states experiment with marijuana laws. marijuana was still illegal under federal statute, but federal prosecutors wouldn t chase down cases in states that had some form of lawful pot. then in 2016, another three states vote to legalize medical marijuana and four more states approved recreational use. legalization undeniably popular and undeniably the trend. even the republican nominee for president sounded like he would be just fine keeping the obama administration s hands off policy on pot and letting states decide how to go with it. he got asked about it by a colorado reporter. you think colorado should be able to do what it s doing