First, the case before the DC Circuit Court of Appeals to force the Feds to reschedule (or give a real, qualifying reason why it shouldn’t) cannabis is not yet done and Obama doesn’t want this issue to come up before Nov. Nothing will happen from the Feds until then. Obama’s been down right violent in his attack on marijuana but will this also change? No need to run again so should he do the right thing? Lots of questions.

I-502 includes the deal breaker ‘per se’ DUI limits. Colorado was playing around with them too. This part of the law will face zero opposition from the Feds. Of all the parts of the bill, this one is the one that will last the longest. It is also the only one that will be enforced. The state will not allow smoke shops to open or license any growers even if the law passes. If the scheduling doesn’t change, advocates will have to force the state to comply through the courts. I’m sure Colorado and Oregon will see something similar.

I’m not a big fan of I-502, favoring Colorado’s approach to be much more intelligent but you play with the cards that you’re dealt.

Only through rescheduling will we ever get any headway in this fight. The states can pass any law that drops restrictions to cannabis, but the Feds will always come busting through your front door anyway. Obama’s terrified of the right. He won’t do anything that paints his administration as soft on crime, even if the evidence is compelling him to.

Let’s hope for a positive outcome from the court case and then work to destroy prohibition once and for all.