I live in an area where marijuana is legalized for both medical and recreational use. Not only has crime NOT increased, our tax revenue has increased significantly. It has not caused any problems in the community. This should be the model for the entire country. Make it legal and tax it.

Yes and yes. State laws, duly approved by their citizens, should not be superseded by Federal law enforcement. Keep the Federal government out of State business. And someone tell AG Sessions that the 'just say no' war against drugs was a failure.

This would finally put a stop to federal interference in state medical marijuana laws that voters asked for. Marijuana has a legitimate medical use, and this bill will protect patients and their caregivers from prosecution. We need to rethink the War on Drugs.

Republicans should love this, they are the ones who want more power at the state level. Unless the Fed govt wants to legalize and control and reap the tax benefits then They should leave this issue alone!

Absolutely! Marijuana and the growing of Hemp needs to be legalized across the board!!!! People should be allowed to grow hemp in their backyards like you would any other herb!!!

Congress needs to go at least this far if not legalize it completely. As an herbalist I can tell you that cannabis is a very healing herb. The demonization has always been about making money for lobbyists - not really about making a bad substance illegal.

Marijuana should not be considered a Class I drug like heroine or cocaine, rather an herb with medical and sedative property in a lesser category. Because the Feds are unlikely to take such a free minded view anytime soon, though, this bill allowing States rights in this matter makes a lot of sense. Doing so could prove a worthwhile experiment in federalism and might even help in healing the country's current opioid epidemic. It's definitely worth a shot!

The Federal Government needs to federally decriminalize marijuana at the VERY LEAST! In addition, LEAVE THE STATES AND THE PEOPLE ALONE!! Some great states are trying to do what they need to do for their residents! Also, STOP ROGUE LAWS allowing for the confiscation of belongings and property! " Civil forfeiture in the United States, also called civil asset forfeiture or civil judicial forfeiture or occasionally civil seizure, is a controversial legal process in which law enforcement officers take assets from persons suspected of involvement with crime or illegal activity without necessarily charging the ..." (Wikipedia) HOW IS THIS LEGAL?? One more added FACT...ITS A PLANT!! No synthetics of any kind...ALL NATURAL!!

Ending the War On Drugs and more specifically the massive Battle on Cannabis is LONG overdue. Allowing states to decide for themselves what medicines or recreational substances their residents can use and how their production/sale is regulated is the most logical immediate solution on this backwards policy

The Feds need to decriminalize and take this off the schedule. Leave states alone!

The Feds have already proven themselves a failure at addressing the "drug war". The only area in which they are currently excelling is by stealing the property of the American people through civil forfeiture. Medical marijuana works. It alleviates horrible suffering more safely than opiates. Yes, there will be those abusing marijuana. If you have not noticed, Brad, our current president and the republican (your) majorities in our government have been causing significant anxiety at home and worldwide. To reduce drug use, consider giving Americans stable homes, stable work, and stable healthcare. Leave medical marijuana to the states, get out of the civil forfeiture "business", and create some stability for the American people.

Please support this.

They need to stay the hell out of the states business on this one. The war on drugs is over. Big Pharma is not going to control this too. Give it up. It's always States rights until The Feds figure out a way to profit from it.

Can we FINALLY move on from this issue and let the states decide what's best for them? Honestly the "devils lettuce " argument Sessions and his ilk keep pushing is getting tired.

Once again, I am confused about when State's rights apply and when they do not. In states that have legalized marijuana these laws were passed by not just state legislatures but by questions placed on the ballot and voted in by citizens. The broad consensus of those I have spoken to or read who live in states where marijuana is legal has been very favorable. In fact, the only complaint I've heard at all is legalized marijuana has attracted too many visitors. (What a lovely problem for businesses to have.) The decision to legalize marijuana was not entered into lightly by any of the states who have done so. In discussing medical marijuana we are taking about legitimate health benefits to cancer patients and seizure patients and a better option than opioids for those with chronic pain. So why is it that the champion of states' rights when it comes to the conservative agenda AG Jefferson Beauregard Sessions and this administration are threatening to go after them? This is an issue of personal and political bias, not one dealing with the welfare of the people or the nation. State legalization of marijuana presents no harm to national interests and the benefits of medical marijuana are well established and documented. Oklahoma's Senators should support this bill because it is what the people want and because to do otherwise while squawking about states' rights all the time is the pinnacle of hypocrisy.

The federal government should respect the legislation of states especially on the issue of marijuana.

Yes they should stay out of the states way on things that is not a federal issue. The Feds are responsible for making sure the Constitution is followed, protecting us from attack foreign or domestic, immigration and naturalization the rest should be left of to state and local and most importantly the individual