This is a major step towards ending the prohibition of cannabis in the USA. California legislators approved a joint resolution urging Congress to reschedule cannabis from a Schedule I drug. With roughly 1/8 of the population, a massive economy, and a large impact on on US culture, California officially calling on the "Feds" to change their stance could be the rally cry needed by the anti-prohibition movement.
"Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature urges the Congress of the United States to pass a law to reschedule marijuana or cannabis and it’s its derivatives from a Schedule I drug to an alternative schedule, therefore allowing the legal research and development of marijuana or cannabis for medical use and allowing for the legal commerce of marijuana or cannabis so that businesses dealing with marijuana or cannabis can use traditional banks or financial institutions for their banking needs, which would result in providing a legal vehicle for those businesses to pay their taxes, including, but not limited to, payroll taxes, unsecured property taxes, and applicable taxes on the products sold in accordance with state and local laws; and be it further"
I believe as more and more states either decriminalize or legalize marijuana we will eventually see it removed from Federal Scheduling laws.
As it stands, it is 100% legal to be prescribed "Marinol" (synthetic-THC) in all 50 states. It is even Schedule III, meaning you can get refills on it and you do not have to provide identification on pick-up, whereas in some states you are required to do so with Schedule II prescriptions.
It's only a matter of time before marijuana is not just decriminalized at the Federal-level but also legalized in a similar manner to alcohol.
I agree, and it's how it should be.
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