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Wednesday
Feb202013

Congressmen Introduce Bills To Legalize Pot - And Tax It!

Erin Burnett on whether the Feds will legalize marijuana.

An estimated $20 billion in tax revenues could be collected.

Rep. Jared Polis and Rep. Earl Blumenauer are leading the legislative charge.

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Why Congress Might Legalize Marijuana - This Time

Salon

In 1973, Oregon rode the hippie wave to became the first state in the country to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. Within five years, eight other states had followed, but momentum soon lagged, and then reversed in the Reagan era.

Lately, however, it’s beginning to feel like the ’70s again, with numerous polls showing a majority of Americans in favor of legalizing marijuana and the recent referenda in Colorado and Washington to do just that.

Earl Blumenauer voted on that first decriminalization bill 40 years ago in Oregon — as a “child legislator,” he jokes — and now that he’s in Congress representing the state, he thinks we’re approaching a moment where things are about to speed up very quickly for drug policy reform advocates.

“It’s just come to a head,” he told Salon Thursday afternoon. “This is largely going to be resolved in the next five years.”

Blumenauer, along with Colorado Democratic Rep. Jared Polis, introduced legislation this week to make the federal government treat cannabis like alcohol and let states decide whether to keep it illegal. And they think they have a real chance of getting somewhere this time.

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Reader Comments (3)

I wish Congress would get off its ass and pass that bill to outlaw decomposing human corpses in hotel water tanks. This is becoming a real problem...

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/20/us/california-hotel-water-corpse/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Feb 21, 2013 at 1:15 AM | Registered CommenterCheyenne
Gives a whole new meaning to word sistern.
Feb 21, 2013 at 6:53 AM | Unregistered CommenterSKINFLINT
N.C. Lawmakers Kill Medical Marijuana Bill Because It Had Too Much Support

http://www.activistpost.com/2013/02/nc-lawmakers-kill-medical-marijuana.html
Feb 22, 2013 at 2:37 PM | Unregistered CommenterDailyBail

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