Congressman Rohrabacher to Introduce the Cannabis States’ Right Act

[dropcap class=”kp-dropcap”]R[/dropcap]ep. Dana Rohrabacher is ready to introduce legislation to end the disconnect between state and federal cannabis laws, after hearing word that President Donald Trump reportedly won’t meddle with state cannabis laws. Although President Trump has flip-flopped on cannabis as a state issue as recently as March, lawmakers now have high hopes that the President will cave to the will of the people.

In an April 16 press release, the Congressman applauded the latest signals coming from President Trump. His new standalone bill

“I am extremely happy that President Trump has made perfectly clear that he meant his campaign promise to respect state laws with regard to marijuana,” Rohrabacher wrote. “Now there should be no question in Attorney General Sessions’ mind about the president’s intention. This is a fundamental issue of federalism and freedom, as state after state moves to take marijuana out of the hands of the cartels and place it in a competitive market where consumers can be assured of product safety. It also encourages more exploration of medical uses for cannabis, which has shown unquestionable promise in the treatment of multiple ailments and disorders.”

Congressman Rohrabacher seemed as confident as ever that his new legislation would be quickly approved. “I look forward to working with President Trump and Senator Gardner to move my legislation through Congress,” he added. “The authors of our great Constitution most assuredly would approve.”

For us in the cannabis industry, a bill of this nature would add a layer of safety to medical and recreational laws that have been implemented. “Rep. Rohrabacher is dropping a new bill in line with President Trump’s pledge to respect state marijuana laws,” Marijuana Moment’s Tom Angell tweeted.

NEW: @RepRohrabacher is dropping a new bill in line with President Trump’s pledge to respect state marijuana laws.https://t.co/0ahSiwGzLf pic.twitter.com/zoodlSbWut

— Tom Angell ?? (@tomangell) April 16, 2018

Congressman Rohrabacher, along with Rep. Earl Blumenauer and others, has regularly inserted the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment into federal spending bills, although a U.S. appeals court ruled that it doesn’t protect cannabis operations on federal land. The difference between the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment and Rohrabacher’s new bill is that the Cannabis States’ Right Act would function as a standalone bill.