Marijuana laws likely to face federal challenge

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Marijuana initiatives approved by voters in Colorado and Washington may be short-lived, according to reports that the U.S. Department of Justice will challenge the laws, asserting federal supremacy.

Kevin Sabet, a former drug adviser to three U.S. administrations, including President Obama, said marijuana remains illegal on the federal level and the measures in Colorado and Washington "will be curtailed."

Governors in Colorado and Washington said they planned to talk by phone with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder about the measures, according to the Associated Press Nov. 9. Read more

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