House members propose bill to legalize marijuana

A House bill would legalize small amounts of marijuana and marijuana plants without creating a regulated market.

The bill, put forward by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, would remove all civil and criminal penalties for adult possession of 2 ounces or less of marijuana. It would also allow adults to grow a total of two mature marijuana plants and seven immature plants per household.

It does not create any sort of regulatory structure to establish a legal market for marijuana sales.

The proposal is similar to the model adopted in Washington, D.C., in February 2015, after voters approved legalization by ballot initiative the previous November.

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