Major New Bill to Legalize Marijuana for Medical Use Now in U.S. Senate and House

Published in Liberator Online - 2 mins - Apr 01
(From the Activist Ammunition section in Volume 20, No. 13 of the Liberator Online. Subscribe here!)
The Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States — CARERS — Act is
the most comprehensive medical marijuana bill ever introduced in Congress.
It was introduced last month by Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and just last week in the House by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Rep. Don Young (R-AK).
The CARERS Act will do the following:

- Allow states to legalize marijuana for medical use without federal interference
- Permit interstate commerce in cannabidiol (CBD) oils
- Reschedule marijuana to schedule II (thus acknowledging marijuana has medicinal value and making marijuana research far easier)
- Allow banks to provide checking accounts and other financial services to marijuana dispensaries
- Allow Veterans Administration physicians to recommend medical marijuana to veterans
- Eliminate barriers to medical marijuana research

James
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