Weed is Now Legal in the Nation's Capital(they're going to need it.. lol)

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Washington, D.C. Votes To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

In yet another blow to the United States' decades-long war on drugs, the nation's capital has legalized recreational marijuana, NPR and USA Today reported Tuesday night.

Washington, D.C., voters on Tuesday approved Initiative 71, which legalizes adult marijuana use, possession of up to two ounces and home cultivation of up to six marijuana plants for personal use. With 29 percent of votes in, 68 percent of District residents supported the measure, and 31 percent were opposed.

Under the measure, the sale of marijuana remains illegal, but the Council of the District of Columbia is considering a separate bill that would allow for the regulation and taxation of marijuana sales, similar to laws on the books in Colorado and Washington state.

And even though sales are not yet allowed, the passage of the law on the federal government's home turf represents one of the largest symbolic shifts in U.S. marijuana policy since Colorado and Washington state legalized the drug two years ago.

Supporters praised the measure as a step toward resolving the racial disparity in the District's marijuana arrest rates.

MOre..
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/04/washington-dc-legal-marijuana_n_5947520.html

Fire it up!

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1. K

[Feral Child]

2. 'Bout the only good news we can expect for awhile.

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4. Really.. the only good news in DC for sure, Feral Child

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3. From the link.. on ending prohibition..

"Tom Angell, chairman of the marijuana advocacy group Marijuana Majority, said, "With marijuana legal in the federal government's backyard, it's going to be increasingly difficult for national politicians to continue ignoring the growing majority of voters who want to end prohibition."

[Go Vols]

7. +1

K&R

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8. Mahalo Go Vols!

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5. This is kinda huge to be weirdly huge!

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6. Kick for devil weed

[MerryBlooms]

9. the republican congress will not let that happen

"Now that voters have approved the measure, the bill moves to Congress for a mandatory review period by lawmakers in January. Congress has 60 days to review all new laws in the District, and if there is no interference the measure could go into effect in early 2015. However, Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) has vowed to put a stop to the progression of the bill in Congress."

[Comrade Grumpy]

10. Congress has 30 days to get something through both Houses and signed by the president.

I think it's 30 days, not 60 days.

Not likely to happen.

GOP obstructionists could also try to mess with the DC appropriations bill, but that's not likely to happen, either. The bills are already well-along, and my understanding is they will accept no riders.

[MerryBlooms]

11. The 60 days quote came from the article in the OP.

Here it is again from a different source- http://reason.com/blog/2014/11/04/washingtonians-approve-legal-pot-in-the

Whatever D.C. voters and legislators do can be undone by Congress, which has 60 days to overturn Initiative 71. Congress also can block Initiative 71 by forbidding D.C. to spend money on implementing it, as it did for years with the medical marijuana initiative that D.C. voters approved in 1998. One possibly hopeful sign: When the D.C. Council made possessing up to an ounce of marijuana a citable offense subject to a $25 fine earlier this year, Congress let the law take effect.

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12. Oh yeah,I'm sure Andy would love to put a damper on the Recreational Weed Bill the DC voters passed!

Bummer.

[MerryBlooms]

13. A very dark cloud hanging over the heads of those who worked so hard to get it passed. :-(

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14. I know.. something else that isn't fair!