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Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013 () is a federal marijuana decriminalization law that was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress. The bill would do three main things. First, it would remove marijuana from the list of federally controlled substances.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr499#summary/oursummary )〕 Second, the bill would rename the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, Firearms and Explosives, granting the renamed agency the authority to regulate marijuana in a similar manner to alcohol (and removing marijuana regulation authority from the Drug Enforcement Administration).〔 Third, the proposed law would require people and companies producing or selling marijuana to purchase permits from the government in order to do so; the purchase price of the permit would help cover the costs of federal regulation of marijuana.〔 The bill is structured in such a way that individual states could make their own decisions about legalizing marijuana on a state level. ==Background== (詳細はcannabis (marijuana) in the United States is illegal under federal law. However, some states have created exemptions for medical cannabis use, as well as decriminalized non-medical cannabis use. In two states, Colorado and Washington, the sale and possession of marijuana is legal for both medical and non-medical use. These laws are still somewhat uncertain however, because the states have one year to write laws on distribution and regulation of marijuana. In July 2009, Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, further clarified the federal government's position when he stated that "marijuana is dangerous and has no medicinal benefit" and that "legalization is not in the president's vocabulary, and it's not in mine." However, a January 2010 settlement between the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana (WAMM) provides an example confirming the administration policy as communicated by Attorney General Holder, as WAMM reached an agreement to re-open after being shut down by the federal government in 2002. On November 6, 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington approved measures that legalize non-medical use of cannabis—the first states in the nation to do so.〔(Reuters )〕 After the election in 2012, the Office of National Drug Control Policy of the Obama administration stated that it "steadfastly opposes legalization of marijuana and other drugs because legalization would increase the availability and use of illicit drugs, and pose significant health and safety risks".〔(Marijuana Resource Center ) Office of National Drug Control Policy〕 According to a 2013 survey by Pew Research Center, a majority of Americans are in favor of complete or partial legalization of cannabis.〔http://www.people-press.org/2013/04/04/majority-now-supports-legalizing-marijuana/〕 The survey showed 52% of respondents support cannabis legalization and 45% do not. College graduates' support increased from 39% to 52% in just three years, the support of self-identified conservative republicans (a group not traditionally supportive of cannabis legalization) has increased to nearly 30%, and bipartisan support has increased across the board. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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