Congress Ponders Catching Up With States, Reforming Federal Pot Laws

[Truth Seeker]

Pot fans, take note: A quiet but steady movement is under way in Congress to change America's marijuana laws. Lawmakers have been working on various bills, and Democratic Reps. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Jared Polis of Colorado plan to introduce the first ones Tuesday. If Polis gets his way, his bill would regulate weed in a similar way to how the feds regulates alcohol, requiring federal permits and prohibiting transportation to states where marijuana is still illegal. Blumenauer's measure would institute a federal excise tax on pot. Why does this matter? Because, Blumenauer says, "We're still arresting two-thirds of a million people for use of a substance that a majority feel should be legal."

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[J9BLACK]

We absolutely, positively cannot depend on Congress to fix the cannabis or the war on drugs injustices.

These rah-rah stories seem encouraging, but are recycled disappointments. These oligarchs are playing with trillions of dollars. When it comes to real change on cannabis, the power elite won't hear of it. Literally, end of story.

 

[Bonehead]

Real cannabis change is coming. Change on the federal level as well. I applaud these congressmen for trying to do something but at this point it's not some "power elite" that stands in their way, it's there fellow conservative congressmen. The people trying to keep cannabis illegal are not convincing anyone new while the anti-prohibitionist grows daily.

 

[J9BLACK]

I applaud your optimism. I agree change is coming just not through the congress. I'd like to be wrong.