What's next for marijuana laws?

[Jazzy]

Less than two weeks from now, on Dec. 6, anyone over the age of 21 will be able to light a joint in Washington state and, practically speaking, there's nothing the government can really do to stop that. The same will be true in Colorado within a matter of weeks.



Smoking marijuana there will soon be legal under state law because of the two initiatives -- Initiative 502 in Washington and Amendment 64 in Colorado -- that passed on Election Day with strong support. The push to legalize recreational marijuana was so successful, in fact, that the Colorado amendment received more votes than President Obama did on the Nov. 6 ballot in that state.

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Do you agree or disagree that recreational marijuana should be legalized? Please explain your response.

 

[Evil Eye]

Seems like a good thing, should prevent all that illegal trafficking (to some extent).

Besides, everyone seems to agree...

 

[Jazzy]

Recreational use I'm definitely against. Bad enough all the drunk drivers on the road and now a bunch of stoned people too? G*D help all those people who live in Washington state and Colorado. The death and accident rate from recreational use is going to skyrocket.