Meanings of illegal narcotic in English

Whether public or private, cannabis use contradicts federal law, which classifies marijuana as an illegal narcotic.

Cannabis remains an illegal narcotic under federal law.

But whether public or private, cannabis use violates federal law, which classifies marijuana as an illegal narcotic.

Washington state and Colorado allow recreational marijuana use, but the drug is an illegal narcotic under federal law.

Legalization efforts put both Washington state and Colorado at odds with federal law, which classifies marijuana as an illegal narcotic.

If approved, the initiatives would put the states squarely in the crosshairs of federal law, which classifies cannabis as an illegal narcotic.

Those states are among 16 and the District of Columbia that already allow medical marijuana, though cannabis remains an illegal narcotic under federal law.

The federal government still classifies marijuana as an illegal narcotic, but the Obama administration has given states new leeway to experiment with legalized cannabis.

A total of 16 states, plus the District of Columbia, allow medical marijuana, though cannabis remains classified as an illegal narcotic under federal law.

While marijuana is classified as an illegal narcotic under federal law, President Barack Obama's administration has given individual states leeway to frame their own rules.

The federal government classifies marijuana as an illegal narcotic, although the Obama administration has issued guidelines giving states new leeway to experiment with legalized cannabis.