Congressman Submits Long Shot Bill to End Federal Prohibition on Marijuana

Included in a larger package of bills designed to create a framework for federal regulation of marijuana submitted yesterday, is a proposal to make the drug federally legal and regulate it similar to alcohol, per Newsweek.The three bills in the package tackle a range of issue including taxation, banking, individual protects etc., but the one most pertinent to our readers, is the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act submitted by Colorado Rep. Jared Polis. This proposed legislation would remove cannabis as