Marijuana ‘wave’ , eh?
Voters in six states and the District of Columbia approved measures that will broaden the availability of previously illicit drugs for recreational or medical use on Tuesday in an across-the-board win for legalization advocates.
In Arizona, almost 60 percent of voters approved Proposition 207 to legalize the use of recreational marijuana, and to allow adults over the age of 21 to possess up to six marijuana plants in their homes.
In Montana, a legalization measure passed with more than 56 percent of the vote. More than two-thirds of New Jersey voters approved Question 1, which will amend the state constitution to allow recreational marijuana use. South Dakota voters approved measures seeking both medical and recreational use of marijuana; the medical measure passed by a wide margin, while legalization passed by a slimmer 53 percent to 47 percent margin….
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Marijuana legalization advocates in particular hope the new measures, and their broad acceptance from voters, could signal a changing approach to drug policy reform through Congress — though the prospects of a Republican-controlled Senate likely dim those hopes….
In S.C. marijuana possession remains illegal.
However, only the State Law Enforcement Division is authorized to test marijuana in criminal cases.They are so backed up that most local entities are just Dismissing the cases .
Word has slowly gotten around and enforcement is way down resulting in a de facto “legalization.”