Senator Files New Bill To Federally Legalize Marijuana And Regulate It Like Tobacco

[Nevilledog]

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/senator-files-new-bill-to-federally-legalize-marijuana-and-regulate-it-like-tobacco/

A Democratic senator filed a new bill to federally legalize marijuana on Thursday, creating yet another potential avenue through which Congress could enact the policy change.

This piece of legislation, sponsored by Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and direct several federal agencies to develop regulations for the plant.

Titled the “Substance Regulation and Safety Act,” the bill would deschedule cannabis, require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop rules that treat marijuana the same as tobacco, create a national research institute to evaluate the risks and benefits of cannabis, require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to impose quality control standards and mandate that the Department of Transportation study methods for detecting THC-impaired driving.

The descheduling provisions “are retroactive and shall apply to any offense committed, case pending, or conviction entered, and, in the case of a juvenile, any offense committed, case pending, or adjudication of juvenile delinquency entered, before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act,” the text of the bill states.

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[Wounded Bear]

1. Long overdue...nt

[sfstaxprep]

2. Thanks For Trying

It's not going to go anywhere with repubs in control.

[SergeStorms]

6. Biden's not a fan either.

Or at least he never was. Maybe he's changed over the years. I certainly hope so, because the medicinal benefits can't be utilized by many, many chronic pain sufferers who are chained to pain management clinics who must follow government drug guidelines. Cannabis is still classified a schedule one narcotic, right along with heroin. Now that's criminal!

[msongs]

3. it has to allow grow your own nt

[denem]

5. If regulated like Tobacco you can grow your own-

http://www.victoryseeds.com/tobacco/backer_faq.html

[sarchasm]

4. The prisons for profit czars will love that.

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. Which is why it won't happen.

[bringthePaine]

8. good to work for a higher cause...

[Polybius]

9. Unfortunately, it will be vetoed even if it passes

Both Trump and Biden oppose this.