Smoking Pot Legal in Washington State and Colorado..well, at least on the State level at any rate

[shadowkat]

Apparently Colorado and Washington made recreational marijuana or pot legal. Which is interesting, considering it isn't legal Federally. This sort of puts Colorado at odds with the Federal Government.

So...while it is legal to smoke pot in Colorado from the State's perspective, you might not want to do it around any Federal DEA agents?

Also, they couldn't have passed this law when I was in school out there?

Go here: http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/political/marijuana-legal-in-colorado-washington-but-dont-break-out-the-cheetos-yet

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/us/politics/marijuana-laws-eased-in-colorado-and-washington.html?_r=0

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[cactuswatcher.livejournal.com]

Arizona legalized medical marijuana not long ago. But every time the state talks about setting up to license places where it could be sold, the feds say they'll arrest the people accepting the applications for the state.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

Very good example of how Federal law conflicts with State Law. You're fine as long as you don't cross into the federal jurisdiction. Which is a lot harder to avoid than one might think.

Does give lawyers something to do though.