Since that time, however, the association of Kool-Aid with Jonestown, and with suicide, has become fixed in popular understanding of the event. Thus, references to Kool-Aid, drinking the Kool-Aid, and lining up at the vat, also point to Jonestown. These references are not uniformly negative.
Atypeek/iStockPhoto. With marijuana now legal in four states and the District of Columbia, the movement to end the prohibition of pot continues to gain steam. Another five states are expected to introduce ballot measures to legalize recreational pot in 2016, including California, Massachusetts, and Nevada.typeek/iStockPhoto. With marijuana now legal in four states and the District of Columbia, the movement to end the prohibition of pot continues to gain steam. Another five states are expected to introduce ballot measures to legalize recreational pot in 2016, including California, Massachusetts, and Nevada.
State Marijuana Laws. In November 1996, California became the first state to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. Currently, there are: 1  22 states have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes.2  16 states have decriminalized personal possession of marijuana.onflict between State Law and Federal Law. Federal law clearly conflicts with many state laws concerning marijuana. Under the Preemption Clause of the Constitution, a federal law will always trump a state law.