Obama Won’t Go After Marijuana Use in Colorado or Washington State
President Barack Obama says the federal government won’t go after recreational marijuana use in Washington state and Colorado, where voters have legalized it. Obama was asked whether he supports making pot legal, in a Barbara Walters interview that aired Friday on ABC. “I wouldn’t go that far,” Obama replied. “But what I think is that, at this point, Washington and Colorado, you’ve seen the voters speak on this issue.” But the president said he won’t pursue the issue in the [...]