District of Columbia Holds Hearing on Marijuana Sales

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/09/dc-marijuana-sales_n_6643538.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

District of Colombia city council members begin to weigh a bill to legalize pot and regulating it's sale.

Hearing comes right as congress has a deadline to reject the ballot or not although it's been approved by Washington voters.

This regulation act would legalize possession and sale of small amounts of marijuana and permit up to have 6 plants.

65% approved for recreational use. Yet faces oppositions from congressional republicans. Congress does have oversight of District of Columbia and the congressional review period for Initiative 71 runs out end of February.

A woman who just took office last month, bowser, says she wants to try to work w congress and enforce what the voters wanted.

Chairman Phil Mendelson says that by end of March there will be no way to buy pot illegally.

Obama has alllwed District of Cumbia to spend funds on legalization freely.

City is the lightest on pot possessions yet still under federal law it is illegal.

Shown that last year Alaska and Oregon made it legal for adults.