No, it turns out. Colorado and Washington are safe, according to Holder, who said today that the DOJ would “allow the states to create a regime that would regulate and implement the ballot initiatives that legalized the use of marijuana for adults.”
Said Dan Riffle, the director of federal policies for the Marijuana Policy Project:
Today’s announcement is a major and historic step toward ending marijuana prohibition. The Department of Justice's decision to allow implementation of the laws in Colorado and Washington is a clear signal that states are free to determine their own policies with respect to marijuana.
The federal government is announcing its hands are off pot. They're essentially declaring defeat in this aspect of the “drug war.” This is pretty, pretty historic. Cool stuff.
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