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CNN Wolf July 9, 2014 17:45:00

someone offered him a hit of marijuana, which as you know is legal in colorado and washington state. what does the obama administration think about the legalization of marijuana for recreational use? the president, by the way, smiled, but didn't react to that offer. >> he smiled and didn't react. this is a law enforcement issue as well. obviously, states are making their own decisions and the federal government will apply the law as appropriate. >> what do you think, should those laws in colorado and in washington state be approved elsewhere? would it be appropriate for the federal government to authorize recreational use of marijuana? >> it would not be appropriate for the federal government to do that, wolf. >> why? >> look, we have federal laws on the bookings with respect to these substances. and the states are making their own decisions but we're not going to address what -- the federal government take this on -- >> from the white house perspective, it's okay if the states legalize marijuana for

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