class=quot;p1quot;quot;Marijuana remains illegal at the national level, with no medical exception,quot; Michael Kinsley notes in the latest issue of lt;emThe New Republiclt;/em. And yet, Washington state, along with Colorado, legalized pot for all uses last year. The cultivation and sale of the drug is a booming business, and complicated, too. In the nearly 20 states, plus DC, that have legalized the drug in some form, the resulting regulations, on everything from prices to portions to pot shop locations, are as varied as the countless strains of cannabis.lt;span class=quot;s1quot; - The New Republiclt;/span