United States Attorney General Eric Holder told the Senate
that the Obama Administration is in the process of formulating a policy in
response to states that have already legalized marijuana. These newly enacted
laws in both Colorado and Washington have put the state laws in direct
violation of the federal laws. Currently the federal law says it is still a
crime to possess and sell marijuana.
"We are considering
what the federal response to those new statutes will be and we will have the
ability to announce what our policy will be relatively soon."
---Eric
Holder, United States Attorney General
There are many who believe that the US government should
take steps to nullify Colorado and Washington's amended laws. These people
include eight former heads of the Drug Enforcement Administration and four
former drug czars. In their letter to the Attorney General, they stated that "our nation urgently needs action from
Attorney General Holder to ensure that federal marijuana laws are
enforced".
US House member Steve Cohen, however, responded that "the federal government should
concentrate on shutting down meth labs, not the laboratories of Democracy".
Even Obama himself has said that the enforcement of federal marijuana laws in
Washington and Colorado would not be a priority. For now, Washington and
Colorado pot enthusiasts wait patiently for the federal government's final
decision.
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