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This week the House of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives is expect­ed to vote on a bill that would repeal the fed­er­al ban on mar­i­jua­na, the first time the cham­ber has con­sid­ered that move. While the bill is unlike­ly to get an enthu­si­as­tic recep­tion in the Repub­li­can-con­trolled Sen­ate, it is an impor­tant mile­stone in the fight against mar­i­jua­na pro­hi­bi­tion, which Con­gress enact­ed in the guise of a rev­enue mea­sure 83 years ago and reaf­firmed in the Con­trolled Sub­stances Act (CSA) of 1970.