Washington State Residents Can Legally Start Smoking Pot Thursday

Thursday is when marijuana will be decriminalized in Washington, even though there is no legal guidance from the Justice Department.

Prosecutors throughout the state have begun dismissing hundreds of misdemeanor marijuana cases, according to authorities there, and state and local police are being retrained to arrest drivers who are high and allow adults to light up in their homes.

Marijuana, however, is still illegal under federal law. State officials say the Justice Department is creating confusion by remaining silent about what steps it may take in Washington and Colorado, which passed initiatives in November legalizing the manufacturing, distribution and possession of up to an ounce of marijuana.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.