By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Possessing and growing small amounts of marijuana in the District of Columbia are set to become legal early on Thursday but top Republican congressmen have warned the city the new standards are unlawful. Voters in the U.S. capital last year overwhelmingly approved Initiative 71, which lets the heavily Democratic city join Washington state, Alaska and Colorado in making marijuana legal for recreational use.
Congressmen, D.c. Mayor Clash On Pot Legalization
Reuters, Huffington Post: Business
Wed, 02/25/2015 - 9:24am
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