Nancy Mace introduces bill to end federal marijuana criminalization

FEE’s Brad Polumbo writes, “Dozens of states have legalized recreational or medical marijuana use, while a supermajority of the public supports ending its prohibition. Yet the federal government hasn’t caught up, and marijuana remains technically illegal under federal law even in states that have outright legalized it.

More Republicans need to be like @NancyMace and get with the program. The drug was has been a colossal failure. Start the path to legalization. Get it done. https://t.co/B18LYQ3KFf

— Jon Miltimore (@miltimore79) November 18, 2021

A libertarian-leaning Republican congresswoman is leading the charge to correct this legislative dysfunction. South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace recently introduced the States Reform Act, a bill that ends the federal prohibition and leaves it up to states to make their own call on marijuana legalization.

“Every state is different,” Mace said. “Cannabis reform at the federal level must take all of this into account. And it’s past time federal law codifies this reality. This is why I’m introducing the States Reform Act, a bill which seeks to remove cannabis from Schedule I in a manner consistent with the rights of states to determine what level of cannabis reform each state already has, or not.”

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