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Two Bills Introduced in Congress to Legalize and Legitimize Marijuana on a Federal Level

Submitted by Marijuana News on Sun, 02/22/2015 - 15:47

Washington, D.C. – Two bills were introduced on Friday, February 20, in the U.S. House of Representatives, that would legalize and tax adult-use marijuana federally.

U.S. Rep. Jared Polis introduced H.R. 1013, the “Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act.” The bill calls for states to be allowed to choose to legalize cannabis if they choose without having to worry about repercussions from the federal government.

The bill would also create a new regulatory structure by removing marijuana from the Schedule set by the Controlled Substance Act. Currently, cannabis is considered a Schedule 1 drug, which classifies it as having “no currently accepted medical use.”

The legislation calls for marijuana oversight to be transferred from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Marijuana would be regulated similarly to alcohol by inserting it into the section of the U.S. Code that covers “intoxicating liquors.”

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