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As its name suggests, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act would regulate marijuana the same way that alcohol is regulated in the U.S., and allow states to dictate their own regulations.

This would be accomplished by removing marijuana from the list of federally controlled substances (thus removing pot from the list of felony drug offenses), and transferring oversight of marijuana from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The bill would also require any growers, sellers, or importers of marijuana to obtain a permit for any of these marijuana-related activities.

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