>I got to thinking the other night about the legalization of weed in WA state and was wondering.....
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>When the governor and all the politicians, etc., sit down and lay out the laws and tax structure for this - doesn't that make them all guilty of conspiracy in the eyes of the feds? And since this is true - how can the feds even try to arrest someone for weed in this state at all and expect to win? I think it's safe to say that as long as you keep yer butt off federal land/buildings in that state that there isn't anything the feds could really do unless they arrest the governor and every other politician and city official that's had anything to do with this..right?

I had this exact discussion with my younger daughter a couple of weeks ago. It came up in the car (always the best place to have a reasonable discussion with your teen and young adult kids) and she was up to speed on the issue. Like most young people her age (20) she does a little weed. A little, not a lot, and she hardly drinks at all from what I can tell. Anyway, she said some federal agencies have said they will continue to enforce federal regulations despite new state laws. I was skeptical. I said there would be a huge backlash if they tried to trump on state's rights like that. When we got back here I did some research and it turned out she was right. The feds are indeed still arresting people for possession in CA, WA, and CO, citing federal law.

Another aspect of it is that employers in WA and CO are not necessarily changing their employee drug/alcohol screening policies because of the votes. You can still lose your job if you don't test clean.