Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Pot Legal In D.C.

Washington D.C. passed an initiative to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Voters washed as the tallies came pouring in for a very controversial initiatives. According to the Washington Post, initiative 71 would regulate the sale of marijuana. Marijuana would only be sold to people over the age of 21, much like alcohol. People are also only allowed to posses two ounces of marijuana and are allowed to grow up to three plants in their home.  
The Washington Post reports that the District council has promised to take sign the approved measure into law as soon as possible. Then after the measure is a law Congress could put in a system of taxes on the sale of the drug. There is of commotion because the measure can easily be vetoed by Congress. Along with the veto of Congress, the president needs to agree with Congress on stopping the measure from being law. 

link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-voters-titling-heavily-toward-legalizing-marijuana-likely-joining-colo-wash/2014/11/04/116e83f8-60fe-11e4-9f3a-7e28799e0549_story.html

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