It was leaked to the press last night that President Obama will be making an announcement today regarding this administration’s stance on marijuana.
Apparently individuals in the Obama justice department have indicated that it is a waste of their time to pursue marijuana users and suppliers when they are in compliance with state law.
Currently in 14 states it is already legal for consumers to sell and use pot for medical reasons, so in those states, everyone can breathe a little easier. The federal authorities will not be pursuing them any longer.
Marijuana is already legal in the following states:
Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
An additional 14 states have pending legislation to legalize marijuana including:
Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee.
In California growing marijuana in some counties is actually not only legal, but big business. Humboldt County leads the nation in legal marijuana growth for medicinal use. However growers need to be aware of “growing” laws in all states around the country. There is definitely a line drawn between legalizing growing marijuana and its use for medical reason.
The expected Obama administration official announcement today is a huge departure from prior administrations in not insisting on enforcing federal laws regardless of existing state codes on the books.
Since this administration is the first one that is officially going on record as supporting individual state rights to permit this controversial policy, is it reasonable to think that medical use of marijuana will become legalized nationwide at some time in the future?
Reference: eMaxHealth - Medical marijuana policy changes.
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