Colorado and Washington legalise marijuana: what it really means
Even if federal authorities allow measures to supersede US law, it will be more than a year before pot goes on sale in either state
The Guardian (UK)
Friday, November 9, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
No sooner had the voters of Colorado and Washington passed measures to legalise marijuana than the predictions began: visions – both overexcited and apocalyptic – of busloads of stoned tourists turning the states into Rocky mountain or Pacific north-west versions of Amsterdam. However such speculation may be premature. There are a few more hurdles before legally buying and selling marijuana in the US can become reality.
