State Legalization of Recreational Marijuana : Selected Legal Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative law.

International law.

Marijuana.

Local taxation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (32 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Summarizes recently enacted Washington State and Colorado laws that legalize, regulate, and tax use of marijuana for recreational purposes. Evaluates extent to which these laws may be preempted by the Controlled Substances Act or by international agreements and treaties that the U.S. is signatory to that prohibit marijuana use for non-medical and non-research purposes. Highlights potential responses to these recent legalization initiatives by Department of Justice, and identifies other noncriminal consequences that marijuana users may face under Federal law. Describes legislative proposals introduced in the 113th Congress relating to treatment of marijuana under Federal law.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. State Legalization of Recreational Marijuana

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