DENVER (AP) - A U.N. drug agency says the
legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Colorado and Washington
violates international drug treaties.
The International Narcotics Control Board
urged the Barack Obama administration to challenge the legalization measures.
It made its appeal in an annual drug report released Tuesday.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said last
week that he was in the last stages of reviewing the state laws.
Holder said he was examining policy options
and international implications of the issue.
Marijuana is illegal under federal law.
The federal government could sue the states
over legalization or decide not to mount a court challenge.
(Copyright 2013 AP.)
