On Thursday, the National Conference of State Legislatures passed a resolution to tell the federal government to amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize state marijuana laws and keep federal regulators out of state marijuana systems.
The resolution will help guide the group's federal advocacy in the coming year. It received support from at least three-fourths of the states in attendance at Thursday's meeting.
The conclusion of the resolution reads that, "states and localities should be able to set whatever marijuana and hemp policies work best to improve the public safety, health, and economic development of their communities."
“State lawmakers just sent a message to Congress that could not be any clearer,” said Karen O’Keefe, director of state policies for the Marijuana Policy Project. “It’s time to end the federal prohibition of marijuana and let the states decide what policies work best for them.”
On Thursday, the National Conference of State Legislatures passed a resolution to tell the federal government to amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize state marijuana laws and keep federal regulators out of state marijuana systems.
The resolution will help guide the group's federal advocacy in the coming year. It received support from at least three-fourths of the states in attendance at Thursday's meeting.
The conclusion of the resolution reads that, "states and localities should be able to set whatever marijuana and hemp policies work best to improve the public safety, health, and economic development of their communities."
“State lawmakers just sent a message to Congress that could not be any clearer,” said Karen O’Keefe, director of state policies for the Marijuana Policy Project. “It’s time to end the federal prohibition of marijuana and let the states decide what policies work best for them.”
