Schumer introduces bill to decriminalize pot federally.

[BigmanPigman]

Sen. Chuck Schumer has introduced a new bill to decriminalize and regulate marijuana at the federal level.

The legislation, which the New York Democrat announced back in April, would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, where it is classified among drugs such as heroin and LSD.
By striking marijuana from the act, Schumer's office said in a news release Wednesday, the bill would effectively decriminalize the drug at the federal level. The measure would still allow states to determine their own marijuana laws while maintaining federal law enforcement against trafficking to states where it is illegal.
Several states allow recreational sales of marijuana, including California, Oregon and Massachusetts.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/28/politics/schumer-bill-decriminalize-marijuana/index.html

[shenmue]

1. YAAAAAAAS

[Bradshaw3]

2. When Oklahoma passes MMJ by 57 percent time for repubs to get on board the Marrakesh Express

They likely won't but that's because they are as out of touch on this as everything else.

[GReedDiamond]

3. Good. Now legalize all the rest, and we can eliminate the criminal...

...black market for all of whatever drugs there are...and the world would be a nicer place to be by just that much of elimination of bullshit from the planet.

[CentralMass]

4. Heroin cocaine and other seriously addictive and dangerous drugs should not be legal.

[ProfessorPlum]

5. says the voice of the status quo

who hasn't seen what drug decriminalization has done for Portugal.

[ProfessorPlum]

6. here's a question - would it retroactively pardon/free

people who have been imprisoned for pot violations?