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trhtrsh on Nov 7, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Washington voters approve legalized marijuana

Note that state law has no effect on the War on Drugs, which is a Federal effort. The feds have still been harassing marijuana growers/users that are in no violation of state or local law.

illuminate on Nov 8, 2012 [–]

"Note that state law has no effect on the War on Drugs"

In reality, this is not correct. More and more states enacting these initiatives will have a direct effect on the War on Drugs.

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