Ending Federal Prohibition of Marijuana Act

Sponsored by Sen. Hamburger

Section I: Purpose

The Purpose of this law is to prevent the federal government from restricting marijuana while still allowing states to ban it if they so choose. It also allows the federal government to collect tax revenue, and penalizes states that allow people under 21 to buy marijuana. It discourages states from imposing criminal penalties on Marijuana.

Section II: Findings

1. Restrictive Marijuana laws undermine states' autonomy.
2. Restrictive marijuana laws lead to marijuana being laced with other harder drugs.
3. Marijuana is not more dangerous than alcohol but is treated differently.
4. The United States has an unstable deficit that needs to be addressed.
5. People are unjustly imprisoned for marijuana use.

Section III: The Bill

Article I:

The sale of marijunana to persons over the age of 21 for personal or medicinal use is hereby legalized federally, and marijuana is hereby removed from the Controlled Substances Act.

Article II:

The criminal record of all persons convicted solely of federal non violent marijuana offenses is hereby expunged.

Article III:

The sale of all non medically prescribed marijuana will be taxed at a rate of 20%.

Article IV:

States can ban the sale or use of marijuana, but states that continue to criminalize marijuana use or sale to persons over 21, refuse to allow the sale of medically prescribed marijuana or refuse to expunge felony or criminal records of people convicted only of marijuana crimes other than selling marijuana to a person under 21 will lose 5% of federal law enforcement funding.

Article V:

All states that allow persons under 21 to buy non-medically prescribed marijuana will lose 5% of federal funding for road infrastructure.