Time To Stop Complaining and Get Involved
We receive a lot of inquiries (and some complaints) at NORML from those who favor legalization and wonder why we continue to focus on a state-based strategy instead of focusing on Congress. The belief is that Congress could legalize marijuana in one fell swoop if they wanted to do so.
It’s a reasonable question, but there are valid reasons for the current strategy.
Congress Is Not Yet In Play
Congress is comprised of 535 members elected from all parts of the country, representing a wide range of political views. Congress never leads the way on social issues. Historically, it’s an institution that changes slowly by increments and generally only after a majority of the states have already adopted those changes. Congress is always slower to embrace policy change than the American public.
Even if we wanted to convince Congress to legalize marijuana under federal law and take the issue out...
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