In late August, various news outlets reported that the House of Representatives was prepared to hold a floor vote on the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act (better known simply as the MORE Act) in September. The vote would mark the first time either chamber of Congress voted to lift the federal prohibition on marijuana […]Read More
Next week the U.S. House of Representatives is set to hold a historic debate and vote on marijuana legislation. Lawmakers are taking up The MORE Act, which would remove cannabis from the list of controlled substances while also incentivizing states to expunge past criminal records for marijuana charges and removing barriers for minorities to get […]Read More
Comprehensive marijuana reform will be at the center of another congressional hearing next week, a key committee announced on Wednesday. Two months after the House Judiciary Committee approved the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, a comprehensive cannabis legalization bill sponsored by Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the issue will be the subject of another discussion […]Read More
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and several colleagues introduced a House resolution on Friday calling on Congress to admit that the war on drugs has been a racially biased failure, provide justice to those negatively impacted by it and apologize to communities most impacted under prohibition. Watson Coleman, a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus […]Read More
Drug policy reform advocates and lawmakers celebrated on Wednesday after a key congressional committee approved a bill to end federal marijuana prohibition for the first time in history. The House Judiciary Committee voted 24-10, including two “aye” votes from Republican lawmakers, to advance the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is the […]Read More
For the first time in history, a congressional committee has approved a bill to end federal marijuana prohibition. The House Judiciary Committee passed the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act in a 24-10 vote on Wednesday, setting the stage for a full floor vote. The vote saw two Republicans—Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Tom […]Read More
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said on Tuesday that he’s optimistic about the prospects for getting his comprehensive marijuana legalization bill out of committee and onto the floor by the end of this Congress. During a press conference with lawmakers and advocates, Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) also told Marijuana Moment that part of […]Read More
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