Mace marijuana legalization bill seeks bipartisan repeal of federal prohibition

Reason's Jacob Sullum writes, "When Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) unveiled a 'discussion draft' of a marijuana legalization bill last July, he said he wanted to start a conversation that would eventually produce legislation resolving the longstanding conflict between the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and state laws that allow medical or recreational use of cannabis. But his 163-page Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act was full of unnecessarily contentious provisions that seemed likely to alienate potential Republican allies.

This Republican's marijuana legalization bill aims to attract bipartisan support for repealing federal prohibition. https://t.co/AfhoE77SLE

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A bill unveiled today by Rep. Nancy Mace (R–S.C.) tries to address that problem by outlining a simpler and less burdensome approach that entails less federal involvement, lower taxes, and greater deference to state policy choices."

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