With all of the news coming out regarding the legalization of cannabis throughout Canada, many are wondering if the U.S. will be the next state to make marijuana nationally legal.
The Canadian parliament recently stated that they will be allowing via a bill known as C-45, the sale of cannabis throughout the nation for adult use. This is the first time that a G7 nation has made cannabis recreational legal nationwide, and continues to present a new path that the industry could take on. One of the senators who sponsored the bill, Tony Dean, stated recently that “I’m feeling just great. We’ve just witnessed a historic vote for Canada.” The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, also stated a similar sentiment stating that “today, we change that.” This is in regard to the new laws and takes into account the massive nature of this new bill. Since this is the first time that this is occurring, many are wondering where the U.S. will be on their policy in the near future and whether or not they can use Canada as an example to make new policies.
Paul Armentano, the deputy director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, stated that “America’s leaders would be wise to learn from our neighbors, who are replacing their archaic and failed marijuana prohibition laws with a regulatory scheme that is largely evidence-based and that reflects cannabis’s rapidly changing cultural status.” For too long, the U.S. has been in a constant battle with state laws regarding whether or not cannabis should be legal. Not only has this halted the growth of the industry by a large amount, but the public conception of cannabis seems to be incredibly in favor of legalization which continues to beg the question of why the federal government will not change these old and failed laws.
The President of NORML’s Canada branch, John Conroy, stated that the decision for Canada to legalize cannabis “will undoubtedly have some bearing on how things will ultimately play out federally in the U.S.”
A new report has come out showing that as much as 62% of the U.S. is in favor of legalizing cannabis to some extent. Given that the number of those who support cannabis legislation is so high, it would make sense for the government to take this into consideration and make a change for the coming years. One of the main individuals who is in opposition of changing the laws is Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Sessions recently stated that he will continue to take his tough stance on the existing laws that enforce cannabis legislation in the U.S. Although this sentiment is quite in opposition to what the people want, the overwhelming majority of those in office have stated that they are in full support of having some form of cannabis reform in the near future.
Interestingly, the Republican Party in Texas recently voted that they will be decriminalizing the use of marijuana throughout the state. This is quite significant considering the conservative stance that the state has taken upon itself for some time now.
The industry on cannabis is still very much in its infant stages which means that there is a large amount of room to grow. The next several years will be extremely instrumental in seeing where the market is able to develop in the future. Only time will tell how well these new efforts from lawmakers will translate into laws that are in alignment with what the people of the U.S. want.
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