“It’s clear this market is going to expand. And as it does, lawmakers in Washington have to look up and realize that the federal government is way out of step,” Former Speaker John Boehner says U.S. lawmakers are behind the times on cannabis legalization.
div > div.group > p:first-child"> "It's clear this market is going to expand. And as it does, lawmakers in Washington have to look up and realize that the federal government is way out of step," Boehner said from the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas."It's time for the federal government to get out of the way."
Boehner was joined Friday by Acreage founder and CEO Kevin Murphy, who added that he's optimistic both Republicans and Democrats will pass the STATES Act in 2019. The act, proposed by Sens. Cory Gardner and Elizabeth Warren, would grant individual states the power to decide whether their residents can legally possess, manufacture and sell cannabis without federal intervention.
Marijuana remains illegal on a federal level in the United States, but 10 states and the District of Columbia have allowed its use for recreational purposes. Michigan in November became one of the latest states to OK recreational marijuana. New Jersey officials on Tuesday outlined plans to legalize adult use of recreational marijuana in the state.
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