A federal-state showdown over pot

Let California voters lead the way on state drug-use answers
Edward Schumacher-Matos
The Washington Post (US)
Thursday, October 21, 2010

Californians may very well vote in November to legalize recreational marijuana, though the Obama administration, Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and others in the political establishment are trying to scare them off by warning that legalization violates federal law.