Washington, D.C. – Today, the Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation (CPEAR)’s Executive Director, Andrew Freedman, published a new piece in Newsweek’s Expert Forum, “States’ Rights: The New Path Forward for Cannabis”. Freedman defines a path forward for states that have decided to regulate cannabis while protecting states that keep cannabis prohibited.
“A bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives introduced the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act. This bill has a novel approach to helping all states — if cannabis is legal in your state, the federal government will treat it so. If cannabis is prohibited in your state, the federal government will treat it so.
“Instead of the federal government maintaining a blanket, unenforced prohibition against any cannabis, it will turn to helping states succeed in their own missions. For Louisiana, it can help make sure patients get access to cannabis for medicinal purposes and make sure that patients’ cannabis is properly tested, labeled, and studied. For Colorado, it can help make sure that cannabis is not going to anybody under the age of 21 and that Colorado is preventing and treating cannabis use disorder. And for neighboring Wyoming, the federal government could be focused on making sure that Colorado cannabis is not illegally being sent over the border, while still helping Wyoming deal with issues like driving while under the influence of cannabis.”
You can read the full article here.
“With the introduction of the STATES Act, there is a tangible opportunity for Congress to navigate the evolving #cannabis conversation strategically. This bipartisan legislation presents a pragmatic pathway forward, aligning federal policies with state choices and fostering a more coherent and standardized regulatory framework for #cannabis across the nation. So, what are we waiting for?”
Read the full piece here: https://bit.ly/3TItIMx
