US: Federal Go-Ahead for Local Marijuana Laws

Email The United States Justice Department’s decision not to prevent the states of Washington and Colorado from legalizing the use, production, distribution and sale of recreational marijuana should reduce the human rights costs of current drug control policies (New York) – The United States Justice Department’s decision not to prevent the states of Washington and Colorado from legalizing the use, production, distribution and sale of recreational marijuana should reduce the human rights costs of current drug control policies, Human Rights Watch said today.read more

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