Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Pot Sentencing
Marijuana is now legal in Alaska and Washington D.C., but federal law says you can’t possess marijuana, grow it, or sell it. It’s an interesting conundrum for our nation’s capital, and for states like California that have relaxed marijuana possession laws. We talk about how that plays out in our criminal justice system.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readMarijuana is now legal in Alaska and Washington D.C., but federal law says you can’t possess marijuana, grow it, or sell it. It’s an interesting conundrum for our nation’s capital, and for states like California that have relaxed marijuana possession laws. We talk about how that plays out in our criminal justice system.
