Congressman’s ‘War on Weed’ Bill Is Misguided, Outdated, and Just Plain Goofy

In a bizarre move that stretches the boundaries of rational policy-making, a lawmaker has filed a bill intended to prevent people from consuming a plant. The bill, known as the “Stop Pot Act,” proposes that the federal government withhold 10 percent of highway funds from states that violate the federal Controlled Substances Act, which categorizes marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug. This categorization places the plant in the same realm as heroin, a far deadlier narcotic, ignoring years of evidence disputing this questionable equivalency.Read More