JohnDB
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Not quite...it's what is referred to as prosecutorial discretion which is what is keeping the marijuana smokers/distributors from being prosecuted. The federal prosecutors don't want to make waves for the boss. (President or presidential appointee)This is a state issue. Federal laws don't apply. State laws and Federal laws may contradict each other. One does not affect the other. For example, in some states, smoking weed is legal even though it's illegal in Federal law. Those states can't convict someone of smoking a blunt just because Federal law forbids it.
Federal laws trump state laws every time.