House Judiciary Committee Passes Cannabis Legislation
Last week, the House Judiciary Committee passed the
Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act
(H.R. 3617), a bill that would reverse federal policies criminalizing marijuana. The MORE Act would make three important changes to federal law: remove cannabis from the list of federally controlled substances; authorize resources, funded by a federal tax on marijuana sales, to address impacted communities; and provide for the expungement of Federal marijuana convictions and arrests.
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for a statement from co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR). The Senate is not expected to take up the bill.