In February 2015, two national-level legalization acts were proposed in Congress, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act by Jared Polis (D-Colorado) and the Marijuana Tax Revenue Act by Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon).
This week, the restrictionists' Comprehensive Immigration Reform package (RCIR, as we call it) became complete with the introduction of the "Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act" (HALT Act), a bill that would suspend discretionary forms of immigration relief until January 21 , 2013
Smith is attempting to draw support for the Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act -- more commonly referred to as the HALT Act -- to stop the Obama administration from blocking deportation for families of U.S. citizens who are being sent to dangerous countries.
Case in point: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith's recently-introduced HALT (Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation) Act, a bill designed to effectively tie the Obama administration's hands regarding discretion on any sort of immigration issue, no matter how small or dire.
The Marijuana Legalization and Regulation Act of 2015 would legalize the possession and sale of small amounts of marijuana for adults and permit cultivation of up to six plants.
In the period covered by our data the enforcement of the United States migratory laws has changed from opportunities of legalization under Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) to a tightening in the border control in the last years.
Both proposals -- the California Cannabis Hemp Initiative and the Marijuana Control, Legalization and Revenue Act -- would regulate and tax marijuana similar to alcohol.
The organizers behind California Cannabis Hemp Initiative are collecting signatures, and backers of Marijuana Control, Legalization and Revenue Act are awaiting approval from the state to begin collecting signatures.
California Attorney General Kamala Harris released her summary on the final version of the Marijuana Control, Legalization and Revenue Act (MCLR) on Friday, which contained stricter protections for children than its previous version.
