To those watching from the sidelines, this is a big development:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...MN2016651R.DTL
Federal preemption is the legal basis for pot dispensary raids and pot-related arrests by the Feds. By giving more leeway to the states on this issue, state-based medical marijuana laws would be allowed to (pardon the pun) bud and bloom
Also, state-based research on medical marijuana might be lifted. If clear scientific research is produced regarding marijuana's medical usage, medical marijuana might become legal in all 50 states.
Let's hope this new initiative isn't a half-baked (there goes the puns again) notion.