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House Bill Introduced to Remove Marijuana from List of Controlled Substances HUGE!!!!!

Reps. Tulsi Gabbard and Don Young introduced bipartisan legislation to end the federal prohibition of Marijuana


On Thursday morning, Reps. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) and Don Young (R-AK) introduced what they called a “landmark” piece of legislation, the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2019, which is “the only bipartisan piece of legislation that would allow states to make independent choices about their marijuana programs,” according to Young.

In a press conference, Gabbard, who has also announced her candidacy for the 2020 presidential election, said the bill would remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances list, thereby allowing states to set up their own laws regulating the substance.

“We’ve seen now for generations how our archaic marijuana policies based on outdated myths and misplaced stigma have been used to wage a failed war on drugs,” Gabbard said. “We’ve seen the impact on families torn apart, communities left fractured, and the over-criminalization and mass incarceration that has become the norm, making an impact on the people in our communities as well as the taxpayer dollars being spent on this broken criminal justice system.”

In his statement, Young focused on the fact that federal drug laws penalize those who own and operate legal marijuana businesses, who are generally barred from opening bank accounts or receiving loans. “As businessmen, the biggest challenge they have is not being able to bank,” he said. “This bill takes care of it.” He also emphasized that the bill would allow individual states to “make the decisions [regarding marijuana industry regulation] for the people.”


https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/marijuana-bill-tulsi-gabbard-don-young-weed-decriminalization-804633/