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Buzzkill: Feds fire warning shot over pot legalization

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With marijuana possession now legal in Washington state, and soon in Colorado too, homeowners face a confusing mishmash of federal and state laws when it involves whether and where they could get high. That's since the federal government still bans pot expanding and possession, despite what state laws say. Last night, just hours before regulation legalizing pot in her state entered effect, U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan of Washington alerted homeowners that "growing, selling or possessing any amount of marijuana remains illegal under federal law.". Her words might be a buzzkill for Washington's pot-lovers, yet at midnight-- the moment Washington's law entered effect -- marijuana smokers lit up beneath Seattle's Space Needle, enjoying the happiness of living in a state that allows possession of pot, even if state law still states it is illegal to smoke it in public.

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With marijuana possession now legal in Washington state, and soon in Colorado too, residents face a confusing mishmash of federal and state laws when it comes to whether and where they can get high.

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Buzzkill: Feds fire warning shot over pot legalization

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