Posted on 12/04/2020 11:22:48 AM PST by Mariner
n Friday the U.S. House passed a historic bill that would end the federal prohibition of marijuana and expunge many cannabis-related convictions. It’s the first time the full House has considered —let alone passed — such a bill.
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE Act), made it through the House by a 228 to 164 vote. Nearly every Democrat supported the measure, while just five Republicans voted for it. Six Democrats voted against the bill.
The bill, introduced by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D., N.Y.), would eliminate conflict between state and federal law and allow states to set their own marijuana policies.
"I have long believed that the criminalization of marijuana has been a mistake, and the racially disparate enforcement of marijuana laws has only compounded this mistake, with serious consequences, particularly for communities of color,” said Nadler ahead of the vote.
The MORE Act would impose a 5% sales tax on marijuana and marijuana products. The revenue would go toward a new trust fund for grant programs designed to help people “adversely impacted by the War on Drugs” access job training, re-entry services, legal aid, treatment and more. The bill would also provide protections prohibiting denial of federal benefits based on use, possession or conviction for a marijuana offense.
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Not a day too soon.
Democrat social programs and increasing government.
A nation of drug addicts, with the non drug addicts paying the ever growing medical costs and er visits. What a country.
Yes!!!
Stop making criminals out of everyone.
Now do the same for other drugs...
Big Marijuana. Little Tobacco.
I agree. So dumb to clog up the justice system with this. I’ve literally never touched the stuff, but the amount of money spent on lawyers, prisons and other costs seem stupid.
Why was this ever schedule 1 again?
And then they want to make everything illegal from owning guns to drinking soda pop.
You know who’s a major mj lobbyist? John F’n Boehner.
While they’re at it why don’t they lose the civil asset forfeiture laws.
Few laws have been more abused that that one. It is a cash cow for too many - with no real recourse for the innocent.
And the one and only thing Sessions did was greatly EXPAND police powers under the unconstitutional law.
Ah... 5% tax that they can dole out to minorities who stay on the plantation. No wonder every Democrat supported it.
DOA in the Senate.
Oh it’ll be big tobacco. They’ve all been poised for this for ages.
Amen, Rep. Gaetz! The Senate should strip the new taxes and pass this as a pro-Tenth Amendment measure.
Because, hippies.
What makes anyone think that magically many millions more people people are going to start using?
Pelosi’s son is the COO of Freedom Leaf. And they don’t sell lollipops, Its always about Nancy.
Evangelicals may have wanted it schedule I. What they want, they get. Gotta keep them pleased and all.
Our government never does anything for the right reasons. I’ll take the right actions no matter how we get there.
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