First of marijuana as medicine. Now legal pot.
Those who have been debated for decades, legalization and taxation weeds than expensive, the chance of failure of the drug war in the United States to prove it, Colorado and Washington became the first country to allow pot for recreational use.
Although broad measures in both states voters Tuesday blockbusters, to win support, they may face resistance to federal drug warriors. As of Wednesday, the authorities did not say whether they would challenge the new law.
The pot advocates say, fighting for what they want.
"I think we are at a turning point on marijuana policy," said Brian Vicente, co-author, Colorado's marijuana measures. "We want to see to prohibit marijuana is still alive, or whether we should try a new, more sensible approach."
Measures adopted soon after cheering people poured bars in Denver pot filled with rich flavor, and others lit to celebrate in Seattle.
However, authorities in the U.S. state of Colorado, urged caution. "Federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug, so do not be too quick to break out of Cheetos or goldfish, said:" the Democratic Party Governor John Xikenlupo, and who oppose the measure.
In progress, as the first celebration of death and the process of the implementation of the law in the next year, other states and countries will be watching to see if these measures can help reduce the money went to the drug cartels, and improve the Governments.
Government in Latin America where the drug in the U.S. market is mainly quiet, but the main adviser to Mexico's president-elect said the new law will force the United States and his country to re-evaluate how they play Cross-border pot smuggling.
The analysts said, may affect the the send pot Mexican cartels, but is different from how long and how much.
These two measures of drug is heavily taxed, profits, led by the state treasury. Colorado First to potential tax school building, while Washington's pot tax sent to an array of health plans.
Estimates are very different, they will increase the number. Colorado officials are expected to be between $ 5 million and $ 22 million a year. The Washington the legal pot analyst estimated may generate nearly $ 20 billion over five years.
Both state estimation with large Notes: illicit cannabis market is difficult to measure any income will depend on the federal authorities to permit commercial pot things are still many problems in the first place, sales.
These two measures to remove the adults over the age of 21 with a small amount of the drug - the most daring refused to pot prohibition in the 1930s through the criminal penalties of the law in the country.
Hot pot has come a long way since. In the 1960s, it is an anti-fixture. In 1971, President Nixon announced that the drug war. Twenty-five years later, through medical marijuana in California. Now, 17 states and Washington, DC, to allow it.
The same time, more and more cities, whether it is to take off-balance sheet pot possession crimes or guidance, so low priority marijuana arrest.
Broad support for the measures, voters in Colorado and Washington on Tuesday night, some because they think the war on drugs has failed, because they think the potential revenue as a boon to their country in a recession. A similar measure failed in Oregon.
"People think that the little old lady glaucoma patients should be able to use marijuana. Different. Study of the history of the University of Denver Law Professor pot prohibition Cumming," Sam said, which is that we see more than anything else into the a step further.
U.S. Department of Justice said, this is the assessment measures. California is considering the legalization in 2010, Attorney General Eric Holder said, this will be a "major obstacle", a joint federal and local efforts to combat drug traffickers.
It is legitimate, including California and Washington, federal agents to crack down on medical pot dispensaries. The personal pot users may not be immediately affected, the reason is that long-term focus on dismantling trafficking.
Administrator Drug Enforcement Administration from 1976 to 1981, Peter Bensinger, and other former the DEA responsible for people appeal to holders of the pot tickets this year, in order to make more noise. Colorado is a critical state, and the re-election of U.S. President Barack Obama.
Now, he said, "I can not see anything other than law enforcement in the Ministry of Justice to do the other."
Brian Smith at the Washington State Liquor Control Board, will be implemented in the new law, said officials are waiting anxiously to find out the intention of the federal law enforcement authorities to do. "They have been silent," Smith said.
The two states will have about a year to come up with the rules of legal pot system.
In Mexico, resulting in a lot of pot into the United States and the cartels and the government was involved in the yearslong deadly fighting, this man said, competent government Enrique Pena Nieto presidential transition oppose legalization.
"These important changes to the relationship with the United States have changed the rules of the game," Luis Videgaray told radio formulas.
A former senior officials expressed optimism about the potential impact of the research in the legal system of the country's internal intelligence service, these measures would damage the cartel may cut profits from 60000000000-46000000000 U.S. dollars.
Alejandro's hope, said an analyst at think tank now competitive research center in Mexico, may be a powerful legal pot blow can deny all but the smallest cartel between complex factors.
In Seattle, John Davis, medical marijuana suppliers, called by national measures "significant movement in the right direction." But he said he expects some confrontation with federal authorities.
"This law does not prevent the conflict," he said, "will highlight the need to find some solution between state and federal law."
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