Pubdate: Mon, 31 Dec 2012
Source: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
Copyright: 2012 Peter Duffy
Contact:  http://www.spokesman.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/417
Author: Peter Duffy
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n648/a04.html

LET STATE POT LAWS PREVAIL

The Dec. 16 editorial said "Obama needs to clarify pot stance soon."
We do not have to wait for the White House to act while we have
representatives in D.C. Representatives from Oregon, California,
Colorado, Arizona, Texas, Illinois, Tennessee, Massachusetts and Maine
have signed on to the Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2012.

This one-page bill would stop the Controlled Substances Act from
pre-empting any state law that pertains to marijuana. Washington and
Colorado, not to mention 16 other states that permit medical
marijuana, could breathe easier if this bill becomes law. Rep. Cathy
McMorris Rodgers should sign on to help move this bill along.

Peter Duffy

Spokane
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