{{Short description|Proposed legislation in United States Congress}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox U.S. legislation | name = Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act | fullname = To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act to marihuana, and for other purposes. | acronym = | nickname = | enacted by = | effective date = | cite public law = | cite statutes at large = | public law url = | acts amended = | sections created = | sections amended = | leghisturl = | introducedin = Senate | introducedbill = | introducedby = Cory Gardner (R-CO) | introduceddate = June 7, 2018 | title amended = | committees = }} The '''Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act''' ({{usbill|115|S|3032}}) was a bill proposed in the 115th United States Congress that would recognize legalization of cannabis and the U.S. state laws that have legalized it through their legislatures or citizen initiative.
It was introduced on June 7, 2018, by Senators Cory Gardner (Republican from Colorado) and Elizabeth Warren (Democrat from Massachusetts).<ref>{{citation|title=Senators announce bill to protect states' ability to make marijuana laws|author=Ali ROGIN |date=Jun 7, 2018|publisher=ABC News|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senators-announce-bill-protect-states-legalization-marijuana/story?id=55719110}}</ref> A companion bill was introduced the same day in the House of Representatives, sponsored by Earl Blumenauer (Democrat from Oregon) and David Joyce (Republican from Ohio).<ref>{{citation|newspaper=The Washington Post|title=Republican senator hopeful Trump will back bill to protect states' rights on marijuana|author=Colby Itkowitz|date=June 7, 2018|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/06/07/republican-senator-confident-trump-will-back-bill-to-protect-states-rights-on-marijuana/}}</ref>
The act would amend the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 to exempt from federal enforcement individuals or corporations in states who are in compliance with U.S. state, U.S. territory and the District of Columbia, or tribal law on cannabis, with certain additional provisions such as minimum ages.<ref>{{citation|newspaper=The Plain Dealer|location=Cleveland|title=Rep. Dave Joyce introduces bill that would let states decide their own marijuana laws|date=June 7, 2018|author=Sabrina Eaton|url=https://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/06/rep_dave_joyce_introduces_bill.html}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=With Trump's Support, STATES Act Could End Nationwide Cannabis Prohibition|author=Bruce KENNEDY|publisher=Leafly|date=June 7, 2018|url=https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/with-trumps-support-states-act-could-legalize-cannabis-nationwide}}</ref> The banking provisions of the STATES Act have been reintroduced as the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019 in the 116th U.S. Congress by Ed Perlmutter (Democrat from Colorado) in the House,<ref>{{cite web|title=Action - H.R.1595 - 116th Congress (2019–2020): SAFE Banking Act of 2019|access-date=May 8, 2019|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1595/actions|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> and by Jeff Merkley (Democrat from Oregon) in the Senate.<ref>{{cite web|title=S.1200 - 116th Congress (2019–2020): Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019|access-date=May 8, 2019|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1200|website=www.congress.gov|date=11 April 2019}}</ref>
{{As of|df=US|2019|9|18}}, the House bill had 206 cosponsors,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cosponsors - H.R.1595 - 116th Congress (2019–2020): SAFE Banking Act of 2019|access-date=May 8, 2019|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1595/cosponsors|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> and the Senate bill had 33 cosponsors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cosponsors - S.1200 - 116th Congress (2019–2020): Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019|access-date=May 8, 2019|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1200/cosponsors|website=www.congress.gov|date=11 April 2019}}</ref>
==History== According to Voice of America, "The impetus for the legislation was a decision by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in January to rescind Obama-era Justice Department guidelines that encouraged prosecutors to adopt a hands-off approach to marijuana law enforcement in states where the substance was legal", referring to the Cole Memorandum provisions rescinded on January 4, 2018.<ref>{{citation|publisher=Voice of America|title=Bill Would Let US States Enforce Own Marijuana Laws|author=Masood Farivar|date=June 7, 2018|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/bill-would-let-us-states-enforce-own-marijuana-laws/4429053.html}}</ref> On April 25, 2018, Senators Cory Gardner and Elizabeth Warren announced that they would introduce a bipartisan bill to prevent Federal interference with states that had legalized marijuana.<ref name=Yahoo20180425/><ref name=CPR20180425/><ref name=CNBC20180426/><ref name=BH20180429/> The announcement came a few days after Senator Gardner spoke with President Trump and announced that he had received assurances that the President would support such legislation.<ref name=WaPo20180413/> As of late April, the details of the bill were unannounced but analysts said it "would not legalize cannabis nationally, but would allow each state the options of legalizing recreational or medical cannabis, or to continue to prohibit the plant entirely" and had announced the name of the bill.<ref name=MerryJane20180426/><ref name=Danish20180517/>
On June 7, 2018, Warren introduced the bill in the U.S. Senate and Representative David Joyce introduced a companion bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Senate bill was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee and the House bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee.<ref name="Senate Bill">{{cite web|title=Cosponsors - S.3032 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): STATES Act|website=www.congress.gov|date=7 June 2018|access-date=July 7, 2018|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3032/cosponsors}}</ref><ref name="House Bill">{{cite web|title=Cosponsors - H.R.6043 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): STATES Act|website=www.congress.gov|access-date=July 7, 2018|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6043/cosponsors}}</ref> In December 2018, Gardner attempted to attach the bill as an amendment to the First Step Act, a criminal justice reform bill being debated in the Senate during the lame-duck session of the 115th U.S. Congress,<ref>{{cite news|last=DeCosta-Klipa|first=Nik|title=Elizabeth Warren's marijuana bill has majority support in the Senate, according to its co-sponsor|work=Boston.com|url=https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2018/12/17/cory-gardner-elizabeth-warren-marijuana-bill-states-act-criminal-justice-reform/|date=December 17, 2018|access-date=December 18, 2018}}</ref> but was blocked by a procedural maneuver from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.<ref>{{cite news|last=Staver|first=Anna|title=Sen. Cory Gardner fails to get marijuana reform into criminal justice bill|work=The Denver Post|publisher=Digital First Media|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/12/18/cory-gardner-marijuana-amendment-fails/|date=December 18, 2018|access-date=December 21, 2018}}</ref>
== Legislation tracker ==
* The STATES Act was reintroduced in the 116th Congress on April 4, 2019, in both the House ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2093 H.R.2093]) and the Senate ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1028 S.1028]).<ref>{{cite web|work=JD Supra|title=SAFE Banking Act Moves to Full House and STATES Act Reintroduced: Chances for Enactment Still Seem Slim|date=April 10, 2019|url=https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/safe-banking-act-moves-to-full-house-82811/}}</ref>
* The STATES Act was reintroduced in the 118th Congress on December 7, 2023 as H.R. 6673, also called STATES 2.0.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Benzinga|via=MSN|title=Congressman Dave Joyce Will Introduce Bill To Reclassify State-Legal Cannabis At Federal Level|author=Joana Scopel|date=December 7, 2023|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/congressman-dave-joyce-will-introduce-bill-to-reclassify-state-legal-cannabis-at-federal-level/ar-AA1l7167}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Crain's Cleveland Business|title=New federal cannabis legalization bill gives industry possible rallying point|date=December 11, 2023 |first=John |last=Schroyer|url=https://www.crainscleveland.com/cannabis/new-federal-cannabis-legalization-bill-gives-industry-hope|quote=The national U.S. marijuana industry might have a viable path to a federally approved coast-to-coast market, complete with interstate commerce, if a bipartisan bill introduced late last week in the House of Representatives gains traction in Congress.}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6673/actions H.R. 6673 Actions], congress.gov official website, accessed December 11, 2023</ref>
* STATES 2.0 Act was reintroduced in the 119th Congress on April 17, 2025.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Joyce, Miller, Titus Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect States' Rights|website=US House of Representatives official website|author=Staff of Rep. Dave Joyce|date=April 17, 2025|url=https://joyce.house.gov/posts/joyce-miller-titus-reintroduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-protect-states-rights}}</ref>{{non-primary source needed|date=April 2025}}
==Cosponsors and support== ===Senate=== # Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Democratic-MA; original sponsor)<ref name="Senate Bill"/> # Sen. Cory Gardner (Republican-CO; original cosponsor)<ref name="Senate Bill"/> # Sen. Rand Paul (Republican-KY; original cosponsor)<ref name="Senate Bill"/> # Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic-NV; original cosponsor)<ref name="Senate Bill"/> # Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Republican-AK; original cosponsor)<ref name="Senate Bill"/> # Sen. Cory Booker (Democratic-NJ; original cosponsor; Senate Judiciary Committee Member)<ref name="Senate Bill"/> # Sen. Dan Sullivan (Republican-AK; original cosponsor)<ref name="Senate Bill"/> # Sen. Michael Bennet (Democratic-CO; original cosponsor)<ref name="Senate Bill"/> # Sen. Jeff Flake (Republican-AZ; cosponsored on June 18, 2018; Senate Judiciary Committee Member)<ref name="Senate Bill"/> # Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Democratic-MN; cosponsored on June 18, 2018; Senate Judiciary Committee Member)<ref name="Senate Bill"/> # Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Democratic-CA; cosponsored on September 12, 2018; Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member)<ref name="Senate Bill"/>
===House=== # Rep. David Joyce (Republican OH-14; original sponsor)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Earl Blumenauer (Democratic OR-3; original cosponsor)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Carlos Curbelo (Republican FL-26; original cosponsor)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Jared Polis (Democratic CO-2; original cosponsor)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Ken Buck (Republican CO-4; original cosponsor; House Judiciary Committee Member)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Barbara Lee (Democratic CA-13; original cosponsor)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr. (Republican NC-3; original cosponsor)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Diana DeGette (Democratic CO-1; original cosponsor; House Energy and Commerce Committee Member)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Rod Blum (Republican IA-1; original cosponsor)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Steve Cohen (Democratic TN-9; original cosponsor; House Judiciary Committee Member)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Matt Gaetz (Republican FL-1; original cosponsor; House Judiciary Committee Member)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic DC-AL; original cosponsor; non-voting member)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Tom McClintock (Republican CA-4; original cosponsor)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Lou Correa (Democratic CA-46; original cosponsor)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Jason Lewis (Republican MN-2; original cosponsor)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Ro Khanna (Democratic CA-17; original cosponsor)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Justin Amash (Republican MI-3; cosponsored on June 8, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Charlie Crist (Democratic FL-13; cosponsored on June 8, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (Republican CA-48; cosponsored on June 12, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Dina Titus (Democratic NV-1; cosponsored on June 12, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Mike Coffman (Republican CO-6; cosponsored on June 14, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Jacky Rosen (Democratic NV-3; cosponsored on June 14, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Thomas Massie (Republican KY-4; cosponsored on July 10, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Ed Perlmutter (Democratic CO-7; cosponsored on July 10, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Duncan D. Hunter (Republican CA-50; cosponsored on July 25, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Chellie Pingree (Democratic ME-1; cosponsored on July 25, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Raúl Labrador (Republican ID-1; cosponsored on August 10, 2018; House Judiciary Committee Member)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Tim Ryan (Democratic OH-13; cosponsored on August 10, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Ryan Costello (Republican PA-6; cosponsored on September 6, 2018; House Energy and Commerce Committee Member)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic OR-1; cosponsored on September 6, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Adam Smith (Democratic WA-9; cosponsored on December 10, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Del. Madeleine Bordallo (Democratic GU-AL; cosponsored on December 10, 2018; non-voting member)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Jim McGovern (Democratic MA-2; cosponsored on December 10, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic HI-2; cosponsored on December 10, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Suzan DelBene (Democratic WA-1; cosponsored on December 10, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Beto O'Rourke (Democratic TX-16; cosponsored on December 10, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Denny Heck (Democratic WA-10; cosponsored on December 10, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Jared Huffman (Democratic CA-2; cosponsored on December 11, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Brad Sherman (Democratic CA-30; cosponsored on December 11, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Zoe Lofgren (Democratic CA-19; cosponsored on December 11, 2018; House Judiciary Committee Member)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Peter DeFazio (Democratic OR-4; cosponsored on December 11, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic NM-1; cosponsored on December 12, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Darren Soto (Democratic FL-9; cosponsored on December 12, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Betty McCollum (Democratic MN-4; cosponsored on December 12, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Rick Nolan (Democratic MN-8; cosponsored on December 12, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/> # Rep. Adam Schiff (Democratic CA-28; cosponsored on December 13, 2018)<ref name="House Bill"/>
===State governors=== # Gov. Bill Walker (Independent-AK; signed letter of support on June 8, 2018)<ref name="MassLive">{{cite news|last=Dumcius|first=Gintautas|title=Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker backs Sen. Elizabeth Warren's marijuana bill, urges Capitol Hill leaders to pass the legislation|website=MassLive.com|publisher=Advance Publications|url=https://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/06/massachusetts_gov_charlie_bake_27.html|date=June 8, 2018|access-date=June 14, 2018}}</ref> # Gov. Jerry Brown (Democratic-CA; signed letter of support on June 8, 2018)<ref name="MassLive"/> # Gov. John Hickenlooper (Democratic-CO; signed letter of support on June 8, 2018)<ref name="MassLive"/> # Gov. Larry Hogan (Republican-MD; signed letter of support on June 8, 2018)<ref name="MassLive"/> # Gov. Charlie Baker (Republican-MA; signed letter of support on June 8, 2018)<ref name="MassLive"/> # Gov. Brian Sandoval (Republican-NV; signed letter of support on June 8, 2018)<ref name="MassLive"/> # Gov. Phil Murphy (Democratic-NJ; signed letter of support on June 8, 2018)<ref name="MassLive"/> # Gov. Andrew Cuomo (Democratic-NY; signed letter of support on June 8, 2018)<ref name="MassLive"/> # Gov. Doug Burgum (Republican-ND; signed letter of support on June 8, 2018)<ref name="MassLive"/> # Gov. Kate Brown (Democratic-OR; signed letter of support on June 8, 2018)<ref name="MassLive"/> # Gov. Tom Wolf (Democratic-PA; signed letter of support on June 8, 2018)<ref name="MassLive"/> # Gov. Jay Inslee (Democratic-WA; signed letter of support on June 8, 2018)<ref name="MassLive"/>
===Native American tribes=== The Suquamish Tribe in Washington State, one of the first tribes with legal cannabis sales, indicated support for the bill.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trump will 'probably end up supporting' marijuana bill that helps tribes|website=indianz.com|publisher=Winnebago Tribe|date=June 12, 2018|url=https://www.indianz.com/News/2018/06/12/trump-will-probably-end-up-supporting-ma.asp}}</ref>
==Reactions== President Donald Trump said he "probably will end up supporting" the bill on June 8, 2018.<ref>{{citation|title=Marijuana efforts gain momentum in states, Congress|author=Em Steck|publisher=UPI|date=June 8, 2018 |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/06/08/Marijuana-efforts-gain-momentum-in-states-Congress/9041528491161/}}</ref> The same day, twelve governors, from West Coast states that had legalized cannabis for adult use, plus Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota and Pennsylvania, sent a letter to Congress urging passage of the measure.<ref>{{citation|title=Marijuana reform comes to Congress — fast and furious|author=Paul Danish |date= June 14, 2018|newspaper=Boulder Weekly|url=http://www.boulderweekly.com/features/cannabis-corner/marijuana-reform-comes-congress-fast-furious/}}</ref>
''The Los Angeles Times''{{'}}s editorial board endorsed the proposal under a headline that said it was "kickstarting Congress' effort to legalize marijuana".<ref>{{citation|title=Thank you, Jeff Sessions, for inadvertently kickstarting Congress' effort to legalize marijuana |author=The Times Editorial Board|date=June 16, 2018|work=The Los Angeles Times|url=http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-marijuana-legalization-bill-20180616-story.html}}</ref>
A spokesperson for the Marijuana Policy Project called the STATES Act "the most significant piece of marijuana-related legislation ever introduced in Congress."<ref>{{citation|title=California's legalized marijuana would be federally lawful under bill introduced by Cory Gardner, Elizabeth Warren |author1=Mark K. Matthews |author2=Brooke Staggs |date=June 7, 2018|newspaper=The Orange County Register|url=https://www.ocregister.com/californias-legalized-marijuana-would-be-federally-lawful-under-bill-introduced-by-cory-gardner-elizabeth-warren/}}</ref>
Writing for Above the Law, a legal analysis website for attorneys, cannabis law specialist Hilary Bricken wrote that it was "for the first time ever, a real and legitimate bipartisan 'respect states' rights' effort" on "meaningful marijuana law reform at the Congressional level".<ref>{{cite web|website=Above the Law|title=ICYMI: Legitimate Marijuana Reform May Be On The Horizon For . . . Congress!|author=Hilary Bricken|date=June 18, 2018|url=https://abovethelaw.com/2018/06/icymi-legitimate-marijuana-reform-may-be-on-the-horizon-for-congress/}}</ref>
In testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 10, 2019, then-Attorney General William Barr said he preferred the legislation over the "intolerable" status quo of conflicting state and federal laws.<ref>{{cite news|title=AG William Barr indicates support for STATES Act marijuana bill, calls current system 'intolerable'|date= April 10, 2019 |author= Blair Miller|publisher=KMGH-TV|location =Denver|url=https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/politics/ag-william-barr-indicates-support-for-states-act-marijuana-bill-calls-current-system-intolerable}}</ref>
According to NORML political director Justin Strekal, as of 2019 the STATES Act is looking basic and dated compared to newer legislation that goes beyond carving out exceptions to prohibition to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act entirely, take steps to repair prohibition's harms, forgive past criminal convictions, and build an equitable industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/cannabis-legalization-bills-in-congress-which-really-matters|title = There's a Mess of Legalization Bills in Congress. Here's What Really Matters|date = 21 March 2019}}</ref>
== See also == * {{Section link|State legislation in protest of federal law in the United States|Cannabis laws}} * SAFE Banking Act
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<ref name=CPR20180425> {{citation|title=Gardner To Bring Bipartisan Cannabis Bill To Senate Floor|author=Ben Markus|publisher=Colorado Public Radio|date=April 25, 2018|url=http://www.cpr.org/news/story/gardner-to-bring-bipartisan-cannabis-bill-to-senate-floor}}</ref>
<ref name=CNBC20180426> {{citation|title=Elizabeth Warren and Cory Gardner team up for a bipartisan Senate bill to back states' rights on marijuana: Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado told Yahoo News he met with Sen. Elizabeth Warren to discuss a bill to prevent the feds from meddling in state-controlled marijuana industries.|author=Chloe Aiello|publisher=CNBC|date=April 26, 2018|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/26/sens-elizabeth-warren-and-cory-gardner-team-up-on-a-bipartisan-pot-bill.html}}</ref>
<ref name=BH20180429> {{citation|title=Liz Warren has high hopes for pot bill|author=Jordan Graham |newspaper=Boston Herald|date= April 29, 2018|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2018/04/liz_warren_has_high_hopes_for_pot_bill}}</ref>
<ref name=MerryJane20180426> {{citation|title=Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Gardner Announce Cannabis States' Rights Bill|publisher=Merry Jane|author=Chris Moore|date=April 26, 2018|url=https://merryjane.com/news/senators-elizabeth-warren-and-cory-gardner-announce-cannabis-states-rights-bill}}</ref>
<ref name=WaPo20180413> {{citation|newspaper=The Washington Post|title=Trump, Gardner strike deal on legalized marijuana, ending standoff over Justice nominees|author=Seung Min Kim |date= April 13, 2018|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-gardner-strike-deal-on-legalized-marijuana-ending-standoff-over-justice-nominees/2018/04/13/2ac3b35a-3f3a-11e8-912d-16c9e9b37800_story.html}}</ref>
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== Further reading == * Dean M. Nickles, [https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndlr/vol91/iss3/10 Federalism and State Marijuana Legislation], 91 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1253 (2016). * {{citation|title=The Superiority of a States' Rights Approach to Marijuana: The public wants it, and the Tenth Amendment demands it. |work=The Atlantic |author=Conor Friedersdorf |date=January 4, 2018 |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/the-superior-morality-of-a-states-rights-approach-to-marijuana/549707/}} * [https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/faq-what-the-states-act-would-do-and-why-its-a-game-changer FAQ: What the STATES Act Would Do, and Why It's a Game-Changer], Leafly *{{citation|title=Analysis of the Warren-Gardner STATES Act| date=June 7, 2018 |work=Marijuana Law, Policy and Authority|author=Robert Mikos |type=blog|publisher =Vanderbilt Law School|url=https://my.vanderbilt.edu/marijuanalaw/2018/06/analysis-of-the-warren-gardner-states-act/}} * {{cite news|title=Sens. Warren And Gardner On Why Marijuana Policy Should Be Left To States|publisher=WBUR|url=http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2018/06/14/elizabeth-warren-cory-gardner-marijuana-states-act|date=June 14, 2018|access-date=July 12, 2018}} * {{cite news|last=Curren|first=Ben|title=Bipartisan Bills Pave The Way For A Legal Cannabis Economy|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bencurren/2018/08/01/5-key-takeaways-from-the-warren-gardner-states-act/#4bf266dd1f0a|date=August 1, 2018|access-date=August 2, 2018}} * {{cite interview|last=Warren|first=Elizabeth|author-link1=Elizabeth Warren|interviewer=Matt Laslo|title=Elizabeth Warren: Jeff Sessions Acted as "Catalyst" for Weed Legalization|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/elizabeth-warren-jeff-sessions-weed-legalization-states-act-715651/|work=Rolling Stone|date=August 27, 2018|access-date=August 29, 2018}} * {{cite news|last=Birnbaum|first=Emily|title=Warren: If Democrats take Senate, they'll vote on marijuana bill|work=The Hill|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/404155-warren-if-democrats-take-senate-theyll-vote-on-marijuana-bill/|date=August 29, 2018|access-date=August 30, 2018}} * {{cite news|last=Goodkind|first=Nicole|title=Elizabeth Warren: Weed Bill Will Get Vote If Democrats Win Senate|work=Newsweek|url=https://www.newsweek.com/marijuana-elizabeth-warren-legalize-weed-pot-sessions-mcconnell-trump-1096656|date=August 29, 2018|access-date=August 30, 2018}} * {{citation|work=The National Law Review|title=What You Need to Know About the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act |date=October 11, 2018|author=Gene Markin|url=https://www.natlawreview.com/article/what-you-need-to-know-about-strengthening-tenth-amendment-through-entrusting-states}} * {{cite news|last=Murphy|first=Kevin|title=How 2019's Nasty Political Battles Will Make It A Historic Year For Cannabis|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bencurren/2018/08/01/5-key-takeaways-from-the-warren-gardner-states-act/#4bf266dd1f0a|date=December 19, 2018|access-date=December 21, 2018}} * {{cite news|last=Sullum|first=Jacob|title=If Even Utah Has Gone Soft on Pot, Can the Nation Be Far Behind?|work=Reason|publisher=Reason Foundation|date=February 2019|access-date=January 11, 2019|url=https://reason.com/archives/2019/01/06/if-even-utah-has-gone-soft-on}} * {{cite news|last=Mashayekhi|first=Rey|title=Smoke and Mirrors: Massachusetts' Recreational Cannabis Industry Navigates Tricky Regulatory Terrain|work=Fortune|publisher=Meredith Corporation|date=January 11, 2019|access-date=January 11, 2019|url=http://fortune.com/2019/01/11/massachusetts-cannabis-regulation/}}
==External links== *[https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3032/text Text of bill] (via U.S. Congress official website)
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