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Originally Posted by dyna mo
this is exactly how the system is designed- government of the people by the people for the people.
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yep. however only 24 states of the union have the initiative process. So 26 states will require their politicians to support legalization. & we all know how receptive politicians are to the public (AKA the cop lobby will have more pull than public opinion - pot is unlikely to be a leading issue in elections anyway)
The only way i see national legalization is thru Congress legalizing. Keep in mind whats happening is completely illegal under federalism. Should the laws of CO or WA actually be opposed by another president, the justice dept can ask the federal courts to issue an opinion on whether federal law or state law prevails on marijuana. guess what would happen.
