Yes, the Feds Should Decriminalize Marijuana
Marijuana Legalization,Republican Party,US Senate,US House,Federalism,Public Health
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AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
We generally favor deferring to tradition, but the fact that Republicans have been wrong on marijuana for a very long time is no reason for them to keep being wrong.
And Republicans have it very wrong on marijuana — or all but five of them do: The House has passed a marijuana-decriminalization bill largely along partisan lines, with only five Republicans voting in support of the measure, while only six Democrats opposed it. The bill is expected to die in Mitch McConnell’s Senate.
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