Respect State Marijuana Laws Act Introduced In Congress

[DonViejo]

Posted: 04/12/2013 2:02 pm EDT | Updated: 04/12/2013 6:54 pm EDT

NEW YORK -- Republicans and Democrats in Congress are coming together in defense of states' rights -- and marijuana.

Rep. Dana Rohrbacher (R-Calif.) introduced a bipartisan bill on Friday to protect marijuana users and businesses from federal prosecution when they are following state laws. The Respect State Marijuana Laws Act would shield both medical and recreational pot users.

"This bipartisan bill represents a common-sense approach that establishes federal government respect for all states’ marijuana laws. It does so by keeping the federal government out of the business of criminalizing marijuana activities in states that don’t want it to be criminal," said Rohrbacher, in a statement.

Despite promising not to go after medical marijuana dispensaries, the Obama administration has raided hundreds of them. Federal officials are still trying to make up their minds, moreover, about how to respond to recently passed referendums in Colorado and Washington state that legalized marijuana outright.

Rohrbacher's bill should take away any doubt: It would say that residents of states that take steps to reform drug laws on their own shouldn't be subject to federal harassment.

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[Laelth]

1. k&r for good public policy. n/t

-Laelth

[MindPilot]

2. Republicans respecting people's rights while Dems give away the store.

I'm completely through the looking glass and down the rabbit hole here.

[truedelphi]

4. I see the same thing.

Tennessee and Kentucky Congress critters (R's) going after TSA, and attempting to curb TSA power.


And Democrats are A-okay with spending the money for the 2,600 MRAP Bearcats, which were designed for the rough roads of Iraq, but are now being handed out like door prizes to whatever community in California wants one. Cost of the IED-proof vehicle: Over one million dollars. We are shutting down schools, eliminating fire houses, watching our infra structure crumble, but we have the money for 2,600 MRAP Bearcats?

[woofless]

3. Great idea,but I worry about the tax code.

Will the Fed. Govt. allow one to legally profit from cannabis, and declare the income without incurring jeopardy? There is precedent. I would want to be assured that I can stay legal all the way through.

Woof