Will Cannabis Be Legalized Nationwide?
As progress mounts in the fight for marijuana legalization, advocates are now counting the days until full, nationwide, recreational access to weed becomes the law of the land. Cannabis currently occupies a unique position in the legal structure. It's legal in many states that also tax and regulate it, but the federal government still enforces a total ban on the plant, mostly based on the misguided 1970 Controlled Substances Act, which categorizes marijuana in the same class