Feds must drop outdated marijuana prohibition
The November election caused shock throughout the nation, but there was an underlying story that was not shocking at all. As expected, seven more states legalized marijuana in some form. In 2017, 60 percent of Americans will have legal access to medical marijuana, and 20 percent will also reside in areas where recreational marijuana is legal.
Given this new reality, I am renewing my call for Congress to remove its outdated and harmful federal prohibition on marijuana.
Every Congress since 2013, I have introduced legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and leaves the decision to legalize up to the states, where it belongs. I plan to reintroduce the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act in the next Congress.
This legislation removes marijuana oversight from the jurisdiction of the Drug Enforcement Administration and gives that authority to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
It does not require...
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