H.R. 499 : The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act

[bentom187]

H.R. 499 : The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act
https://www.popvox.com/bills/us/113/hr499/report#nation

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Originally Posted by XXXXXXX

Dear Rep. Todd Rokita:

I support H.R. 499 ("To decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level, to leave to the States a power to").

But, I recommend for the bill to be modified/ammended to remove the language "to leave the States a power to regulate" since the Federal Government cannot give power to the States that it does not have. It is enough for the Federal Government to End the Federal Marijuana Prohibition without any strings, as it should


so im not sure how to feel about this bill because of the above statment.i would also be weary of the text of the bill
https://www.popvox.com/bills/us/113/hr499
the term "for other purposes" seems like a pregnant phrase.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 499 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 499

To decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level, to leave to the States
a power to regulate marijuana that is similar to the power they have to
regulate alcohol, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 5, 2013

Mr. Polis (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Lee of
California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Honda, Mr.
Moran, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the
Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Natural Resources,
and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL



To decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level, to leave to the States
a power to regulate marijuana that is similar to the power they have to
regulate alcohol, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition
Act of 2013''.

 

[bentom187]

i didnt know where else to post this,but i hope our friends in CO and WA get a heads up of somthing that may or may not happen but i thought everyone should be aware.

http://reason.com/blog/2013/02/26/eric-holder-says-doj-will-respond-to-leg
Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Respond to Legal Pot in Colorado and Washington Any Day Now

Mike Riggs|Feb. 26, 2013 11:58 am



Department of JusticeWhen asked this morning about legal pot in Colorado and Washington during the Q&A at the National Association of Attorneys General, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told the audience, "I would say, and I mean this, that you’ll hear soon."

More of Holder's non-answer, courtesy of Politico's Josh Gerstein:


"We’re still in the process of reviewing both of the initiatives that were passed," Holder said at a morning appearance, answering a question from Colorado Attorney General John Suthers. "I would say, and I mean this, that you’ll hear soon."

"We are, I think, in our last stages of that review, and are trying to make a determination as to what the policy ramifications are going to be, what our international obligations are. There are a whole variety of things that go into this determination," Holder said. "But the people in [Colorado] and Washington deserve that answer and we will have that, as I said, relatively soon."

 

[stihgnobevoli]

of all the bills i've heard of...something like 16 about to be proposed. they seem to be talking a lot about taxing people just for GROWING it. i'm all like fuck that, imma chill. ill just keep growing illegal. no ones taxing me for the goddamn vegetables i'm growing out back. why the fuck should i have to pay tax to grow anything else?

 

[Tudo]

States rights and the Constitution ended when a slick lawyer from ilinois ( born in kentucky ) saw to the murder of over 600,000 Americans so that power would be centralized in washington. It was called the civil war by some people

Prior to the civil war, the state flag flew ABOVE the national flag as it was washington that was subservient to the states. Still want to talk about states rights? Might want to talk about secession and how to pull it off first because without it you will remain subservient to your masters in washington dc. Like it or not.