Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana
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Re: Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana
#2DC and Oregon too. I think DC in particular will be interesting because Congress has power over DC it does not have with states. Could be the opening for a national debate (or the newly elected Congress could simply crush it).
Re: Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana
#3DC and Oregon too. I think DC in particular will be interesting because Congress has power over DC it does not have with states. Could be the opening for a national debate (or the newly elected Congress could simply crush it).
DC legalizing- Christmas came early for Late Night show writers and hosts.
Re: Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana
#4DC and Oregon too. I think DC in particular will be interesting because Congress has power over DC it does not have with states. Could be the opening for a national debate (or the newly elected Congress could simply crush it).
The current Congress could simply crush it, no need to wait for the next Congress to start.
Re: Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana
#5DC and Oregon too. I think DC in particular will be interesting because Congress has power over DC it does not have with states. Could be the opening for a national debate (or the newly elected Congress could simply crush it).
DC legalizing- Christmas came early for Late Night show writers and hosts.
I expect it to get a lot of play in the media. In addition to being the seat of government, DC is the first place to vote for legalization on the East Coast.
Although the change has already been passed (overwhelmingly) by referendum, the city council still has to submit the changes to Congress, which will have 60 days to veto them. Further, at any point in the future they can restrict what DC can do via amendments to must-pass spending bills.
Re: Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana
#6DC and Oregon too. I think DC in particular will be interesting because Congress has power over DC it does not have with states. Could be the opening for a national debate (or the newly elected Congress could simply crush it).
My understanding is that it doesn't apply to federal lands in the District, which makes for some interesting problems what with all the parks.
I don't think Congress will attempt to shut it down in the city. I don't see that being a winning move politically, for a number of reasons. But I could also see zero tolerance being stepped up on The Mall to keep the tourists from less tolerant states placated.
Re: Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana
#7Here's an interesting piece of the Alaska marijuana legal status. We just voted to legalize recreational marijuana use, which includes growing and selling marijuana. I'm happy to see it pass because possession has been legal here for a long time, but sales and distribution has not. That's a murky legal situation, which I'm happy to see cleared up.
But last night an article ran in our local paper stating that the Coast Guard will continue to enforce federal marijuana regulations [0]. In Alaska, that's a huge asterisk next to legalization. You can't carry marijuana on a boat, which includes the ferries in southeast and throughout the Gulf of Alaska. That also impacts all of the villages throughout the state whose main access is by river. And finally, transporting marijuana by air is against federal regulations as well. That means marijuana is essentially legalized on the road system of Alaska, which leaves much of the state in another legal limbo.
I look forward to the day where the entire country has a more reasonable approach to marijuana regulation.
[0] http://juneauempire.com/local/2014-11-03/smoke-water#.VFpFQT...
Re: Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana
#8DC and Oregon too. I think DC in particular will be interesting because Congress has power over DC it does not have with states. Could be the opening for a national debate (or the newly elected Congress could simply crush it).
My understanding is that it doesn't apply to federal lands in the District, which makes for some interesting problems what with all the parks. I don't think Congress will attempt to shut it down in the city. I don't see that being a winning move politically, for a number of reasons. But I could also see zero tolerance being stepped up on The Mall to keep the tourists from less tolerant states placated.
Correct, there are many federal parks in DC where this would not apply. Even on DC land, I don't think the law permits smoking in public anyway.
I don't think Congress will veto the law (which doesn't happen often) but I think there's a good chance they kill it with a budget rider (which happens every year).
Re: Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana
#9DC and Oregon too. I think DC in particular will be interesting because Congress has power over DC it does not have with states. Could be the opening for a national debate (or the newly elected Congress could simply crush it).
My understanding is that it doesn't apply to federal lands in the District, which makes for some interesting problems what with all the parks. I don't think Congress will attempt to shut it down in the city. I don't see that being a winning move politically, for a number of reasons. But I could also see zero tolerance being stepped up on The Mall to keep the tourists from less tolerant states placated.
It will be interesting to see if they choose to enforce it on federal lands.
Re: Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana
#10Here's an interesting piece of the Alaska marijuana legal status. We just voted to legalize recreational marijuana use, which includes growing and selling marijuana. I'm happy to see it pass because possession has been legal here for a long time, but sales and distribution has not. That's a murky legal situation, which I'm happy to see cleared up. But last night an article ran in our local paper stating that the Coas…
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