Legal Weed: Where Are We Now?

It’s a weird weed world out there these days. While the federal
War on Drugs—including medical marijuana—persists, we’re starting
to see cracks. Congress is well on its way to forbidding
the Drug Enforcement Agency from interfering with medical
marijuana operations in states where it’s legal. And FBI
Director James
Comey says the agency needs to be able to hire pot smokers
for some positions. Meanwhile, culturally, we’re seeing all sorts
of interesting experiments in legal marijuana: Cannabis
cafes; weed-friendly symphony
concerts; organizations that grow free
marijuana for vets; food trucks for cannabis
edibles. 

In February, Reason published a
state-by-state guide to marijuana legalization and
decriminalization. Since then, some states have seen pro-pot
successes, some have seen failures, and some new bills and
initiatives have cropped up. Elizabeth Nolan Brown looks at the
state of state marijuana laws circa summer 2014.  

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