They've set up a situation where they can basically choose when and to whom, the law will apply. This is exactly what Republicans want.

This will be a defining feature of the upcoming Trump regime. You may have heard your Fox News watching relatives mention "lawfare" when talking about Trump being a criminal... Well it's more projection because it is exactly what they will be doing moving forward.

As it always is with conservatives, they are incapable of understanding that someone might not be a complete piece of shit like they are, so in their minds, everyone must be doing the thing that they want to be doing.

Its de facto legal, but only because there aren't enough federal agents to enforce it, but de jure illegal, because the law is still on the books, marijuana is still a Schedule I Controlled Substance.

Also, its only if you are a citizen, that you can just smoke weed, the risk is low for any legal reprocussions. But for non-citizens, that little weed can get you deported. Its silly, but its true. That's why I don't like people saying "weed is legal", since it's technically not true.