x-post New Federal Measure to Reschedule Cannabis

Virginia Republican Morgan Griffin has introduced legislation, HR 4498, in Congress to reclassify cannabis under federal law from a schedule I to a schedule II controlled substance.

The Act seeks to prohibit the federal government from interfering in the possession and distribution of marijuana in states where physicians are permitted to authorized cannabis therapy.

The measure awaits action from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

HR 4498 falls short of the ultimate goal of removing marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act altogether. However, it is one of a growing number of legislative measures pending in Congress to significantly amend federal marijuana laws, including:

HR 499: the Ending Marijuana Prohibition Act

HR 689: the States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act

HR 1523: Respect State Marijuana Laws Act

The links, above, go to petitions in support of those acts.

This one goes to a petition to sign in support of this newest legislation: http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/51046/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=13949