25th March 2010, 5:14 PM
Once more states pick this up, it'll snowball. A lot of conservative states will still keep it illegal or decriminalized, but I'm sure you'll see plenty of northern states adopting a tax and regulate policy. The states that have medical marijuana legalized now will likely be the ones to legalize recreational usage first (California is obviously leading that front).
It will still be recognized as illegal under federal law for a long time, I'm sure, but eventually the priority of heavy trafficking busts, seizing and destroying crops, etc. will become low enough that it won't matter. I'm eager to see how Canadian policy towards the issue changes as well.
I'm also eager to see how states becoming more lax towards pot will clash with the agenda of the ONDCP. They'll still put out PSAs for keeping kids off pot (no reasonable person can argue that anyone under 18 or 21 should be using drugs), of course, but it'll be nice to see them back pedal or focus their attention on drugs that are worthy of being criminalized: crystal meth, crack cocaine, heroin...
It will still be recognized as illegal under federal law for a long time, I'm sure, but eventually the priority of heavy trafficking busts, seizing and destroying crops, etc. will become low enough that it won't matter. I'm eager to see how Canadian policy towards the issue changes as well.
I'm also eager to see how states becoming more lax towards pot will clash with the agenda of the ONDCP. They'll still put out PSAs for keeping kids off pot (no reasonable person can argue that anyone under 18 or 21 should be using drugs), of course, but it'll be nice to see them back pedal or focus their attention on drugs that are worthy of being criminalized: crystal meth, crack cocaine, heroin...