How can marijuana and prostitution be legal in some states but not others?
Pot is illegal by federal law, however, it has been decriminalized by some states. But you’re still subject to federal laws. The issue is there are currently not (albeit Obama is working on it) a federal police force for patrolling civilian areas. But it is not technically illegal. Prostitution is different as there is not a federal law defining prostitution as a crime. The statute which criminalizes prostitution is done in each states respective criminal code. Note that in Nevada prostitution is legal OUTSIDE of Las Vegas and only indoors, not street solicitation. In Rhode Island it is also decriminalized indoors due to legal precedent, but not specifically legal. No where is street prostitution legal. Prostitution is either legal, decriminalized, or tolerated in most countries other than the U.S., including Canada, Mexico, most of Europe (except UK) Australia, New Zealand, Japan — everywhere but Muslim countries and other totalitarian countries like China, North Korea, etc. We’re in
