I think they have just prioritized marijuana busts below other work. It made local news when the regional head of the DEA said that marijuana had no medical value and that it was still illegal federally. That said they certainly have a lot of targets. You just need to pick up any local alternative newspaper to find ads for medical marijuana.
So I guess that means that legal battles over weed will just be over local issues such as regulations and zoning. Before medical marijuana was legal in Colorado I used to see a fair number of advertisements for head shops selling equipment for tobacco. Afterwards, I saw a lot of ads for medical marijuana and some for clinics specializing in treating with medical marijuana. I don't personally smoke weed, but I have had the impression that it was easy to get legally. Now I expect that the legal situation will be complicated to navigate for business owners for awhile. But I think that weed will be even easier to get for the general public, and I don't believe the DEA would go after any customer.
So I guess that means that legal battles over weed will just be over local issues such as regulations and zoning. Before medical marijuana was legal in Colorado I used to see a fair number of advertisements for head shops selling equipment for tobacco. Afterwards, I saw a lot of ads for medical marijuana and some for clinics specializing in treating with medical marijuana. I don't personally smoke weed, but I have had the impression that it was easy to get legally. Now I expect that the legal situation will be complicated to navigate for business owners for awhile. But I think that weed will be even easier to get for the general public, and I don't believe the DEA would go after any customer.