
Legislators could legalize the use of Marijuana for recreational use before ballot initiatives even try to later this year.
Representative Ron Hicks, of St. Charles County, presented his bill, called the “Cannabis Freedom Act,” in front of a House Committee on Tuesday.
His nearly 80-page bill would decriminalize the use of the drug and establish other policies relating to marijuana.
Examples of policies include erasing past-violent marijuana charges and removing a cap on the number of licenses that could be issued to qualified cannabis businesses.
Hicks says the current marijuana legislation puts minorities at a disadvantage.
Hicks’ bill has received bipartisan support. It is currently co-sponsored by 13 Democratic and 8 Republican representatives.