The 1877 bargain ended federal occupation of the South and Northerners efforts to ensure the rights of Southern blacks. Todaythe Government of the United States abandoned you, the Republican governor of South Carolina told his African American supporters, as the last federal soldiers departed.
Already, 25 states have legalized medical marijuana, while four statesâAlaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washingtonâhave legalized recreational pot, as has Washington, D.C. Several more states could soon be joining those ranks.
Patients and/or their caregivers can grow their own marijuana in 15 of the 25 medical marijuana states. Four of the 25 states prohibit smoking marijuana, and an additional 17 states allow use of marijuana products that are low in THC, the compound that generates a high.