my rep was a co-sponsor of the house bill and i know my senators will be on board.

but haven't found one yet, even tho the Senate stream said they're in session now.

Sixty-six percent, 33 states and D.C., have created laws that acknowledge the medical benefit of cannabis.

I hope the Senate takes this into account.

The American people are telling the federal govt. it needs to repeal cannabis law in this nation.

Thanks for the thread, RainDog.

Wonder why they don't just go for a straight repeal of the federal prohibition and leave it to State law by default.

that would do exactly that.

There was a bill in the House last year that did exactly that.

Republicans obstruct hearings, even, on these bills. They never get past some pasty-faced gin swiller who wants to keep waging war on the American people.

The guy who entered the bill last year, Jared Polis (D-CO) said he doesn't think Congress will address the issue.

I guess the right wing in this nation can't upset all the law enforcement agencies that would have to actually deal with crime rather than busting someone for possession, and, of course, Republicans get fat donations from the for-profit prison industry, so they've made a commitment to that revenue stream by this continued war on the American people.

The alcoholic beverage industries don't want the competition, either.

So, if this is the best we can get out of Congress, we'll have to go directly to Obama with petitions to decriminalize via the AG's office.

Congress as it exists now is pretty worthless, with all the gerrymandered districts. So the American people don't have representation because Republicans made it so that they get elected even when people don't support them or their policies.

petty dictators.

With the money we spend incarcerating non-violent drug offenders, we could build a real system for treatment of addiction. We could invest in research that might actually yield solutions. The sheer stupidity involved in "war on..." drugs, poverty, terror, insert-your-non-people-here... might as well declare war on gravity. Fight forever, gravity won't even notice.

Those with drug/alcohol related issues, like DWIs, are offered drug court instead of incarceration. It includes a program of rehab, outpatient treatment, counseling, classes and required attendance at a certain number of AA/NA meetings. I'm in AA and I've seen it work wonders.