Just in case you missed it, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) sent a memo to Democratic congressional leaders on Wednesday outlining a comprehensive plan to legalize marijuana in the United States as soon as 2019. You can read the full text here, and we couldn’t have said it better ourselves. It’s hard to overstate the importance of the comprehensive federal marijuana reforms outlined by Rep. Blumenauer (up for reelection next month — Lane Powell endorses civic engagement), which would address banking, taxation, safe access for veterans, criminal justice reform, states’ rights and scientific research. With Canada positioning itself recently as the world leader on sensible cannabis policy, the question is — why not us?