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Precedent is established: Marijuana is legalized in the United States

07.11.2012

Last night, all the supporters for the marijuana legalization and free sale were extremely happy. The reason for that was the adoption in the U.S. of a so called “Amendment 64”, according to which anyone, who has reached 21 can purchase marijuana unlimited for own purposes.

The amendment was adopted in Colorado and Washington states as a result of the open, nation-wide voting. It is already a second voting regarding this question, since in 2006 the punishment for the storage of marijuana by people, reached 21, was already cancelled.

“For the last 8 years we have proved that it’s fair and right to allow the smoking of marijuana to those, who preferred it to alcohol,- Mason Tverta, one of the leaders of the marijuana legalization movement stated, - Finally people have supported us.”

“All the legislative acts about the places and ways of marijuana use will be developed in the next 30 days,”- John Hickenlooper, the governor of the Colorado state, said.

The good news is that in the U.S. federal law, marijuana is till considered as a drug, which creates the vivid difficulties for the legalization supporters and won’t allow this initiative to go beyond the limits.

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