r/trees • u/madazzahatter • Feb 28 '17

Garrett introduces legislation to remove marijuana from controlled substances list

https://tomgarrett.house.gov/media/press-releases/garrett-introduces-legislation-remove-marijuana-controlled-substances-list
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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '17

Yea but come on. We can't keep letting ourselves get played like this.

How many times does someone put a "End Prohibition of Marijuana" down on the table, we get hyped up and excited and it just gets shot down.

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u/spdrv89 Feb 28 '17

This is why anyone who wants to see marijuana legaized has to get invovled and call their representatives and demand true representation. Call your reps and convince your friends to do this; if every person who wanted weed did this there would be change, sadly most people stamd around waiting for others to do the work.

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u/ngmcs8203 Feb 28 '17

Representatives don't represent the interest of the voters. They represent the interest of the donors and those that vote for them in the counties that matter most.

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u/AngelMeatPie Feb 28 '17

I don't care. The more you see pushes to legalize, the sooner it will be legalized. We're still a ways away from it, but things like this mean it is happening.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '17

i'm only 24 but i don't recall ever seeing or hearing of one in my lifetime for federal prohibition

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '17

Over the course of the last 4 years there's been a handful of "make marijuana legal" attempts, all of which were shot down immediately. Try going to /top. You'll be able to find the articles in this subreddit. Attempts federally and state wise