akuma587 on 27 February 2009
This will definitely test the limits of how far a state can go in conflict with the federal government on this issue.
Obama (a la the U.S. Attorney's Office and Eric Holder the Attorney General) did recently say they would stop federal raids on state medical marijuana facilities, so it is unclear how they will respond if this happens.
Regardless, it should bring the issue to the forefront of public debate if it takes place. This is always a good thing for "progressives" because the more an issue is debated, the more comfortable people become with it. Ironically, if Republicans revolt against this they will be going against their "state's rights" mantra.
Take gay marriage for example. People from younger generations are way more open to it than older generations. Young people have been brought up with the issue whereas older people could not have imagined talking about it when they were younger.
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