California opened the world’s biggest legal pot market, and Vermont’s state legislature became the first to legalize marijuana.
January 2018 was the most important month yet for marijuana legalization.
Things looked rocky a few days into the month, when President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice, led by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, rescinded an Obama-era memo that protected states that had legalized marijuana from federal interference.
Because cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, the federal government can still crack down on pot even in states where it’s legal under state law for recreational purposes.
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German Lopez ~ Vox.com ~
