State Legalization of Recreational Marijuana: Selected Legal Issues

Garvey, Todd ; Yeh, Brian T.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Marijuana;    Drug law and legislation;    Drug legalization;    Drug policy;    Drug law enforcement;   

RP-ID  :  R43034
RP-ID  :  R43034_2013Apr05

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report summarizes the Washington and Colorado marijuana legalization laws and evaluates whether, or the extent to which, they may be preempted by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) or by international agreements. It also highlights potential responses to these recent legalization initiatives by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and identifies other noncriminal consequences that marijuana users may face under federal law.