The 1877 bargain ended federal occupation of the South and Northerners efforts to ensure the rights of Southern blacks. Todaythe Government of the United States abandoned you, the Republican governor of South Carolina told his African American supporters, as the last federal soldiers departed.
Already, 25 states have legalized medical marijuana, while four statesâAlaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washingtonâhave legalized recreational pot, as has Washington, D.C. Several more states could soon be joining those ranks.
Oregon has about 40,000 pot growers, many of them patients, in its medical marijuana program. Most are small-scale gardens or grow sites. But The Oregonianâs analysis of the stateâs medical marijuana grow site data shows Oregon is home to 123 sites growing for more than 10 patients.