Now that the new congressional term is underway, Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Jared Polis (D-CO) have launched a new effort to end marijuana prohibition in the United States. Both are introducing bills that together would end marijuana prohibition and turn it into a well-regulated market. Polis put forward the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act which would [...]

Today a small bipartisan group of House members lead by Ron Paul (R-TX) and Barney Frank (D-MA) introduced the “Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011.” The bill would have the federal government treat marijuana in a manner similar to the way it currently treats alcohol, by giving the individual states the right to decide [...]