We petition the President to support two U.S. congressmen announcing legislation aimed at ending federal marijuana prohibition. Reps. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) teamed up to announce their bills.
Polis's bill, dubbed the "Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013, would legalize marijuana at the federal level, so long as states have enacted legislation allowing for it. It would still be illegal to transport or possess marijuana in states that have not allowed for it.
The second bill, proposed by Blumenauer, would allow for a federal excise tax of up to 50 percent on marijuana sales from growers to retailers and would require annual fees from retailers and importers. His bill will also allow for industrial hemp production.