the gov is shut down but it will be back up in about 3 weeks this is just to get people to panic so they don't think about whats really going on which is to take more control the gov is basically saying that they don't have enough funding wich is true because are country is so stupid on how we separate are tax money throughout the states like each state gets so much money to 'give back to the community" like paving roads that don't need to be fixed so they don't get less money next year this way when taxes are raised there will not be any argument with the majority of the population but they will not legalize pot quickly because it a big industry with lots off money to be made so the gov will wait until they have control over a little part of every dollar to be made that's why it didn't go legal in California before calorado and washington