Assertion: opium's use | /r/CapableOf | remain legal
Facets:
value: under u.s. federal law
type: OTHER
value: nonetheless
type: MANNER
value: with import duties
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Nonetheless, the private use and commercial sale of smoking opium remained legal, with import duties yielding a million dollars per year to the U.S. Treasury.
text: Eight states of the United States (Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington), as well as the District of Columbia, have legalized the sale of marijuana for personal recreational use as of 2017, despite the fact that recreational use remains illegal under U.S. federal law.