Not only is the federal government still trying to convince American’s youth that marijuana is a gateway drug, but also that it is laced with dangerous opioids that can prove fatal.
The legalization initiative, Proposition 64, gave local government the authority to ban or regulate commercial cannabis. Many communities have chosen to ban.
The biggest victories in marijuana legal reform have been in states considered more progressive than average, but you may be surprised by the number of predominately conservative states taking a good look at the landscape.
First implemented in 2014, the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment is the only document in place that legally prevents the federal government from conducting raids against and prosecuting members of the medical marijuana community.