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Only two states, Colorado and Washington,  allow the recreational use of marijuana, and marijuana  remains illegal under federal law. Nevertheless, a new Gallup polls suggests that Washington and Colorado are at the forefront of a national trend. Fully  58 percent of Americans now support legalization:

As the nation grows increasingly comfortable with marijuana use, the Obama Administration’s policy on the drug is somewhat incoherent.