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.
Medical use of marijuana has legalized  in18 of 50 US States and DC. California, Alaska, Washington,  Oregon, Maine, Nevada, Hawaii, Colorado, Vermont, Montana, Rhode  Island, New Mexico, Michigan, DC, New Jersey, Arizona, Delaware,  Connecticut are the 18 States and DC that have legalized  marijuana.