Excerpt from: Lawyers.com (click for full article)
Two Democratic congressmen introduced bills yesterday that would drastically reform federal policy on marijuana.
Colorado Rep. Jared Polis introduced The Ending Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013, which would allow states to choose whether they want to regulate marijuana similarly to alcohol and tobacco. Oregon Rep. Earl Bluemenauer’s bill is The Marijuana Tax Equity Act, which would establish a federal marijuana excise tax.
Polis’ legislation would completely remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and take marijuana enforcement responsibilities away from the Drug Enforcement Agency. Those responsibilities would fall to the renamed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, Firearms and Explosives. The law also requires growers to purchase federal permits and clearly distinguishes those who cultivate marijuana for personal use from those who intend to sell their crops.
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