Marijuana legalization-Colorado, Washington

Voters in Washington and Colorado approved ballot proposals Tuesday to legalize marijuana for leisure use, the biggest victory ever for the legalization group.

"The consequence of these events cannot be modest," said NORML, a pro-legalization organization, in news liberate. "Tonight, for the first time in history, two states have legalized and harmonized the adult use and sale of cannabis."

But in many ways, it's just the start of the battle. Marijuana is still illegal in the eyes of the federal government, which overrules states' rights.

"The voters have spoken and we have to respect their will," said Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, in a statement. "This is a complex process, but we intend to follow through. That said, federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug, so don't break out the Cheetos or goldfish too rapidly."

The Drug Enforcement Administration repeats its stance that marijuana is an illegal drug and that possessing, using or selling it is a crime.

"The Drug Enforcement Administration's enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act remains unchanged," said the DEA in a press declaration. "In passing the Controlled Substances Act, Congress strong-minded that marijuana is a Schedule I control substance. The Department of Justice is reviewing the ballot initiatives and we have no additional observation at this time."

The Colorado U.S. Attorney's Office released an identical statement, saying that its position on marijuana as an illegal drug is "unbothered."

The voter approval of legal weed in Colorado and Washington could lead to a Supreme Court scuffle with the federal government, according to Jeffrey Miron, senior lecturer of economics at Harvard University and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, where he has performed economic studies on nationwide drug legalization.

Analysts had estimated the Washington voters would endorse their legalization ballot, because it proposes a heavy tax for marijuana that made the proposal gorgeous to budget hawks. The Washington initiative calls for a 25% tax rate imposed on the product three times: When the grower sells it to the processor, when the processor sells it to the retailer, and when the retailer sells it to the customer.

Voters shot down a third legalization referendum, in Oregon, which was expected. Analysts had projected that it wouldn't go through and criticized various aspects of the initiative, particularly the fact that it would have handed most of the regulating power in the marijuana industry to the growers rather than independent supervisors.

There were half a dozen marijuana referendums in total, with three of them proposing legalization for recreational purposes, and the others dealing with medical marijuana. Massachusetts voters approved a referendum legalizing medical marijuana, while Arkansas voters shot down a similar proposal. Montana voters approved a referendum to place restrictions on its existing medical marijuana laws.

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