Washington goes to pot? U.S. capital may vote on legal marijuana

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Washington goes to pot? U.S. capital may vote on legal marijuana

BY MORIAH COSTA
WASHINGTON Mon Jul 7, 2014 2:16pm EDT

(Reuters) - Supporters of legal marijuana in Washington on Monday delivered more than double the signatures needed to put the issue on a ballot, an initiative that could face congressional opposition.

Adam Eidinger, chairman of the DC Cannabis Campaign, said the group had collected about 57,000 signatures to put the measure on a Nov. 4 ballot in the U.S. capital, well over the 22,373 required by law.

"This would not open up stores. This would not lead to D.C. becoming a tourist haven," he told reporters at the District of Columbia Board of Elections.

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The measure would allow people 21 and older to possess up to 2 ounces (56 grams) of marijuana for personal use. They also could grow up to six plants at home, three of them mature and flowering.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/07/us-usa-marijuana-districtofcolumbia-idUSKBN0FC1R720140707

[DonViejo]

1. A GOP Congressman has already filed legislation to make sure...

DC never ever legalizes marijuana

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11702270

[FBaggins]

2. Yep... it won't make a bit of difference.

DC doesn't have the self-rule rights that other municipalities/states have. Congress can overrule anything like this...

... and almost certainly will (likely with Democratic support).

[wordpix]

6. Dems won't support the GOP stoopids on this

Not in DC which is very liberal, cosmopolitan and international now.

[FBaggins]

7. They almost certainly will

DC being "liberal/cosmopolitan/international" is irrelevant - because it's the Democrats in Congress who would be allowed to vote... not Democrats from DC.

[Ruby the Liberal]

3. DC is under federal law

Interesting dilemma given that they won't reschedule it...

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Eugene.

[wordpix]

5. "grow up to six plants at home, three of them mature and flowering" - lol, so now cops

will come into your home to see if your plants are flowering?

What complete and utter nonsense.

Talk about the "small government" party ----they're in women's uteri, they're in your home to see if your mj is flowering, they're shoving their fundamentalist BS religion down our throats, but if you're spreading industrial/agricultural toxic poisons, that's OK and "job-killing regulations" is their lament.