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GA HR1040
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/5/2018
Primary Sponsor
Vernon Jones
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AI Summary
- Requests the U.S. Congress to amend federal laws, including the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, to explicitly allow states to set their own marijuana and hemp policies without federal interference
- Urges the federal administration not to preempt or countermand state marijuana policies, asserting state sovereignty over public safety, health, and economic development decisions
- Notes that federal marijuana prohibition has caused banks to refuse service to state-legal marijuana businesses, forcing them to operate as cash-only and increasing robbery risks while hindering state tax collection
- References Georgia's passage of HB 1 in 2015 allowing low-THC marijuana for patients with intractable epilepsy, and expresses concern that federal intervention could prevent implementation of such state laws
- Directs the Clerk of the Georgia House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Georgia's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
United States Congress; consider legislation to deschedule marijuana; request
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/7/2018
Full Bill Text
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