House committee approves landmark bill legalizing marijuana at the federal level

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House Judiciary Cmte. approved a bill that legalizes marijuana on the federal level, removing it from Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act. - CNBC

"The criminalization of marijuana has been a mistake," Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., said during the markup of the bill. "The racial disparity in marijuana enforcement laws only compounded this mistake with serious consequences, particularly for minority communities."

"I don't think a majority of the Republicans will support this bill," Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado said Wednesday. "It is even less likely that the Senate would take it up. Therefore, I would just suggest that we deal with other bills that we can get a much larger bipartisan support from." "I don't think it's a good idea ... to say, 'the Senate won't take this bill,'" he said. "When the House passes a bill, it's part of a continuing process. It's not the end of a process."

 

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