Cenk Uygur
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Pot Legalization Vote State by State
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November 6, 2012
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3:21Now Playing"Marijuana-legalization backers believe they're well schooled on all things leafy -- from cannabis to political tea leaves. With pro-pot measures leading in recent polls in Washington and Colorado, proponents don't foresee federal agents interceding in those states if voters approve the initiatives.
Their rationale: Two years ago, when California voters considered a similar proposal to legalize the adult possession of an ounce or less of pot, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder publicly vowed the feds would continue to prosecute anyone in that state caught possessing marijuana — even if the law passed. It failed.
This year, in contrast, federal anti-drug authorities have repeatedly declined to discuss decriminalization proposals in three states — including a measure in Oregon that would end the prohibition of marijuana there. (That initiative trailed in recent polls.) The response routinely delivered by U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman Allison Price, including in an e-mail to NBC News: "We are not going to speculate on the outcome of the various ballot initiatives in each of the states."* Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break down all 6 states with marijuana measures on their ballots and their likelihood and reasoning for legalization.
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