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Marijuana Becomes Legal in D.C. Thursday at Midnight -- Unless Congress Steps In
D.C. police officers to carry card-sized summaries of the new rules
By Carissa DiMargo and Tom Sherwood
3:39 PM EST on Tuesday, Feb 24, 2015

A law to legalize marijuana in the District will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, unless Congress steps in at the last minute.
As a result, D.C. police officers will begin carrying business card-sized summaries of the new rules, which were publicly explained Tuesday and will be part of a public education campaign.
Q&A: What's Legal, What's Not With Pot in D.C.?
The law -- which was approved by voters last fall -- will permit possession of small amounts of marijuana by those ages 21 or older, with consumption allowed only in private homes and space. The card includes the following points:
Those ages 21 or older can possess up to two ounces of marijuana, grow up to six cannabis plants at home (with no more than three mature), or give away up to one ounce of marijuana to someone else (who also must be at least 21 years old).
Those younger than 21 cannot possess any amount of marijuana. Any such marijuana can be seized by an officer.
You can be arrested if you smoke or consume marijuana in public, have more than 2 ounces, or sell any amount of marijuana.
Those who drive while impaired or under the influence of marijuana will be prosecuted.
Under federal law, federal law enforcement officers may arrest anyone in the District for possession of any amount of marijuana, specifically on any federal property.
The last point is an important one.
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Because the District includes both D.C. land and federal land, it's important to note that the new law is only a local one. The new law doesn't apply to possession on federal parkland, such as the National Mall, Rock Creek Park and traffic circles patrolled by U.S. Park Police.
And even on non-federal land, it will remain illegal to smoke or consume pot while in a public space.
The card's back side lists health risks of using marijuana, noting, "You shouldn't use marijuana just because local laws have changed."
D.C. Council, Congress Head for Pot Showdown
The cards also note that if marijuana is seized because a person doesn't provide proof of age, that person can pick up his or her pot from the police station within three weeks if they provide ID.
An information sheet distributed by Mayor Muriel Bowser's office Tuesday morning is also spelling out exactly what would and wouldn't be legal. The new law legalizes possession and consumption of marijuana in a user's home, but does not legalize the sale of marijuana. No one would be permitted to smoke or consume pot anywhere in public.

There is still a great deal of confusion over how the District will deal with the new law.
"There are so many unanswered questions around it," said Council member Jack Evans on Monday. "If you're going to grow , how do you get the seeds, because that's illegal."
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Bowser held a meeting Tuesday with Council members to lay out how she's advising the public on the law before Thursday. But local leaders are still waiting to see whether Congress will move to block it.
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Last November, D.C. voters approved Initiative 71, which legalized the possession of pot for recreational use. But the following month, Congress passed a federal spending bill that also sought to halt legalization, with a provision forbidding the city from spending federal or local funds to "enact" the law.
Republican leaders in the House insist that D.C. is barred from spending any money to enact the pot law. But the District says Congress acted too late to stop the legalization bill itself from going into effect.
It's unclear how the standoff will end.
D.C. Council, Congress Head for Pot Showdown
Earlier this month, the D.C. Council attempted to craft legislation to regulate and tax marijuana, similar to what's done with the sale of alcohol. However, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine cautioned the Council to back away from those plans because due to Congress's restriction.
However, the District is still permitted to issue restrictions on marijuana. Bowser is expected to offer new legislation, possibly by next week, that would ban private clubs that would charge fees for attendees to smoke marijuana.
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Medical marijuana is already legal in the District, and possession of small amounts of marijuana was decriminalized last year after Congress did not step in to block that law. Decriminalization made possession a citable offense similar to a parking ticket. However, since then, federal officers have arrested and charged about 30 people on federal land.

D.C. police will carry a business-card summary of the District's new pot laws.
Photo credit: Tom Sherwood
Published at 12:03 PM EST on Feb 24, 2015

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the air in public...i'd pull back...
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it's a giant half step forward

I almost don't hate on this legislation

it largely decriminalizes it but doesn't legalize it

it seems to be targeted at easing hardships for recreational users

i feel like they are going to tackle legalization and capitalizing once people prove that it's not going to become Hamsterdam lol

it's akin to the solicitation/prostitution enforcement

it's simple...

1.) carry less than 2 ounces
b.) avoid federal land (aka know where the federal land is)
c.) sellers beware.
d.) grow for dolo
e.) don't be a moron and smoke in public (or lose your stash)

i feel like they are encouraging people to grow it to eliminate reliance on blood weed (cartel weed)

they will have to deal with the fact that giving weed to friends and family isn't going to be the primary mode of procurement though...i feel like they will cross that bridge if this results in significantly less arrests and court cases...

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Building repetoires (c) spm since 1983

crop season?
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i didn't click back to the link i'd originally read
so you know
actually verify if you are planning to do this for real lol

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clones ..you could have buds by july or august..... you can read on the net how to make the transfers to bigger containers... i usually dont begin mine until march or april which yields a late aug or sept harvest... you jus have to keeep them in the light for a long period of time and watered , and fed... i keep mine in pots and line them up on the side of my house that gets sunlight all day... plus they are sort of hidden by other bushes...plus my neighbor has mean ass dogs that keep people away if they spot it.. not too worried bout the laws at all .. got a med card if they show up.. but youll need a dark closet inside in the maturing stages..

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you need a basic understanding of botany and more specifically annuals to get an idea of whats going to work best with you.



essentially theres two main stages vegatative and flowering. (you can also say seedling is a seperate but thats unncessary for this part)


each stage is responsible for a specific part of the plants life and can vary on lengths depending on certain conditions both environmental and genetics.


when you buy your genetics(seeds) it usually will tell you its flowering period and will give a range.


Id say a month of flowering would be considered a short period and 2 months would be a long period. I do believe there are strains that flower 70 + days


All the above works pretty straightforward when indoors. Once you move outdoors you have less control. So no 24 hour light periods, no good tempperature control, pest control all that. if you are going to plant outdoors its best to have them in pots so you can move them around. if you are planting directly in the ground you are even more at the whim.


blah blah blah what im saying is outdoors you are more reliant on the "Seasons" the plant grows according to its environment to an extant.

you want the plant growing(veg) during the long days and short nights.

you want the plant flowering in the shorter days longer nights.

i hope we learn from their mistakes

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Sale is still illegal. Possession of up to 2 oz is fine. But how is a person supposed to get it? Gifts?

Chile, please.

fuck you.

unless the the landlord or association allows it

If Colorado makes then $44 million ($76 million) they they can at least make $33 million.

Legislators need to think about new revenue streams....