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GOP CONGRESSMAN PLANS TO INTRODUCE ‘DIFFERENT’ VERSION OF BILL TO PROTECT STATE
MARIJUANA PROGRAMS FROM FEDERAL INTERFERENCE

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Kyle Jaeger

A GOP congressman says he will soon be reintroducing bipartisan legislation to
protect state marijuana programs from federal interference—though his office
tells Marijuana Moment that it will be somewhat “different” from versions of the
legislation he’s filed in past sessions.

Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, will be
refiling the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States
(STATES) Act—a bill that would amend the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to undo
federal criminalization of people acting in compliance with state cannabis
programs.



He told Forbes in an interview released on Monday that the purpose of the
measure is to promote states’ rights and send a message to the federal
government that it “should get the hell out of their way.” The bill is still
being finalized, however, and it’s not immediately clear when Joyce plans to
formally reintroduce it.



“I can confirm that we are working on something along the lines” of the STATES
Act, “but different from what we introduced in the past,” a spokesperson for the
congressman told Marijuana Moment on Monday.

Joyce has also sponsored legislation to remove cannabis from the CSA altogether,
effectively legalizing it at the federal level, and he’s also championed
bipartisan measures to prepare the government for legalization and to incentive
state-level expungements of prior cannabis convictions.



It’s possible that the revised state protections bill could be expanded to
incorporate such reforms, but his office did not specify how the proposal is
being changed since it was first introduced in 2019.

“Every state has their own individual specifics” in their marijuana laws, the
congressman said. “But they all share a basic regulatory framework that’s meant
to prevent youth use, mitigate the illicit market and ensure that adults who do
choose to use cannabis are able to access safe and uncontaminated products.”

After he files the revised STATES Act, Joyce said that his next steps are to
build a strong bipartisan coalition so that he can demonstrate to leadership
that he has the votes for passage and “hopefully get it to the floor.”



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In 2018, the sponsors of the Senate companion version of the bill, former Sen.
Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), attempted to attach the
cannabis legislation as an amendment to a broader criminal justice reform
measure, but that didn’t happen.

Meanwhile, Joyce said he’s also optimistic about the prospect of advancing
another bipartisan marijuana bill that he’s sponsoring this session: the Secure
and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act to protect financial institutions from
being penalized by federal regulators simply because they work with state-legal
cannabis businesses.

The House has passed that bill several times over recent years, but it’s being
led by the Senate this year. Senate leadership aimed to move it through
committee during the summer session, but partisan disagreements over one section
have delayed action. Key bipartisan lawmakers have since expressed optimism
about advancing the legislation this fall, but insiders’ predictions about a
Senate Banking Committee markup next week were inaccurate, a committee
spokesperson told Marijuana Moment on Monday.

As congressional lawmakers continue to work to advance incremental cannabis
policy reforms this session, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is now
carrying out a review into marijuana scheduling after the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended moving cannabis from Schedule I to
Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

> Senate Committee Vote On Marijuana Banking Bill ‘Won’t Be Next Week,’ Despite
> Insiders’ Predictions, Chairman’s Office Says



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