DC Pot

From the BBC:
"Washington DC legalises marijuana possession and use"

 

Washington DC has become the latest place in the United States to legalise the possession of small amounts of marijuana. As of midnight on Thursday (05:00 GMT), people who use the drug in private no longer face prosecution.  The change has created tension between the city's mayor and Congress.

Washington DC joins Alaska, Colorado, and Washington state as the only places in the US that allow the use of the drug for recreational purposes. Residents and visitors to the city over the age of 21 can possess as much as 2oz (56g) of cannabis, and may grow a few plants at home.  Buying and selling the drug remains illegal, as does smoking it in public.  Washington DC - a federal district, not a state - is required to seek congressional approval for much of its legislation. In a letter sent on Tuesday, two members of Congress warned Mayor Muriel Bowser that she would be breaking US law by proceeding. They said that a national budget bill passed in December prevents the legalisation of marijuana in Washington.

 

 ^ DC tries and acts like they are independent, but in reality everything they do is governed by Congress. I said it before  - I don't think recreational marijuana should be legal - only medical marijuana. ^


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31634827