By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times - Wednesday, December 19, 2018
President Trump remains poised to sign a bill resolving conflicting state and federal marijuana laws, a leading proponent of the legislation said Tuesday.
Sen. Cory Gardner, Colorado Republican, made the claim during an interview touting his Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act, a bipartisan bill that would reform federal marijuana policies in light of most of the country legalizing the plant for medicinal or recreational purposes.
“I just spoke with the president again. He supports this effort. He would sign this bill if it were to come before him on his desk,” Mr. Gardner told Cheddar, an internet-based news network.
Introduced in June with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, the bipartisan bill would amend the U.S. Controlled Substances Act to let states set their own rules for regulating marijuana without risking federal interference on account of the plant’s status as a Schedule 1 substance.
Mr. Gardner said in April that the president would support a bill similar to the STATES Act, and White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders subsequently described the senator’s statement to reporters afterward as “accurate.”
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