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House s̶e̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶p̶a̶s̶s̶ passes legislation decriminalizing marijuana 1
#27716155 - 04/01/22 07:24 AM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana (Edit: Passes 220-204) April 1, 2022 - ABC News
The House is once again poised to pass legislation to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level.
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, known as the MORE Act, would remove marijuana from the controlled substances list, leaving it up to states to set their own laws. It would also release people incarcerated on cannabis-related offenses of less than 30 grams and expunge criminal penalties associated with those who manufacture, distribute and possess it.
"There's so many discussions that have gone on over the years about the use of marijuana or cannabis or whatever. The fact is, it exists. It's being used. We've got to address how it is treated legally," Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday during her weekly press conference.
Congress has tried, unsuccessfully, to pass this type of legislation before. The House passed a version of the same bill in December 2020, but it was stalled in the Senate because then-Majority Leader Mitch McConnell never brought it to the floor.
The legislation is an attempt to reverse the harmful effects stemming from the "war on drugs," a global campaign started in the 1970s by former President Richard Nixon with the stated goal of eliminating illegal drug use and trade in the United States. When former President Ronald Reagan took office, he substantially increased the scope of the drug war to focus on criminal punishment rather than rehabilitation and treatment. That drastically increased the number of incarcerated non-violent drug offenders, with a disproportionate impact on communities of color.
"More than anything else, the MORE Act is about ending and reversing decades of failed federal policy that has taken a heavy toll on too many people across this country, with a disproportionate impact on communities of color," Rep. Nadler, D-N.Y., who authored the bill, said in a statement to ABC News.
Black people are almost four times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession compared with their white counterparts despite using it at similar rates, according to a 2020 American Civil Liberties Union report.
"The sentence doesn't really end after we get those folks out of prison," said Stephen Post, campaign strategist at the Last Prisoner Project, a nonprofit advocating for reforming marijuana laws and releasing people incarcerated on marijuana offenses from prison.
"Whether it be denying them federal relief or impeding them from getting licensure for work, all these different laws create further barriers for folks when they're trying to reenter society," he told ABC News.
In an effort to help restore resources to communities adversely impacted by the "war on drugs," the bill also creates a Cannabis Justice Office charged with establishing and carrying out the Community Reinvestment Grant Program. The program would provide legal aid in civil and criminal cases, job training and health education programs, among other community initiatives.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who vowed to make marijuana legislation a priority, is working on a separate bill with Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., that is expected to be introduced in April but would need all Democrats and at least 10 Republicans to pass the Senate.
Though roadblocks remain for federal decriminalization,18 states along with Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational marijuana and 37 states have legalized medical marijuana.
Edited by veggie (04/01/22 02:00 PM)
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Re: House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana [Re: veggie]
#27716177 - 04/01/22 07:48 AM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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About time
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Re: House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana [Re: veggie] 1
#27716444 - 04/01/22 12:01 PM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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Elaborate April fools joke?
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Re: House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana [Re: Yukon Cornelius] 1
#27716500 - 04/01/22 12:32 PM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quote:
Elaborate April fools joke?
It's no joke. The House did approve the bill 220-204. But the bill has to get through the Senate, and that is not very likely.
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Re: House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana [Re: veggie]
#27716609 - 04/01/22 02:10 PM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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veggie said:
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Elaborate April fools joke?
It's no joke. The House did approve the bill 220-204. But the bill has to get through the Senate, and that is not very likely.
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Re: House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana [Re: veggie] 1
#27716689 - 04/01/22 03:32 PM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana [Re: veggie]
#27717142 - 04/01/22 09:03 PM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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laws for basic human rights need to stop letting 'the state' have any say. half the USA would still be confederate slave states if that was how to do things.. and we do, anyone in prison is a slave to the state.. according to the constitution, #13 'conservative states' will NEVER change their mind without being forced to do so. i'm glad some are free, but don't forget half of the country is still in prison.
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Re: House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana [Re: veggie]
#27717558 - 04/02/22 06:58 AM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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about time.
Though when I was a kid smoking that weak ass fuck reefer they had in the 70s, I honestly never thought any drugs would be legal in my lifetime.
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Re: House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana [Re: veggie]
#27717560 - 04/02/22 07:03 AM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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Heroin, cannabis, cocaine and LSD were all legal at first..
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Re: House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana [Re: veggie]
#27719236 - 04/03/22 10:35 AM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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Legalization is a very bi-partisan subject and I have a high degree of confidence that it will pass if put to the vote. Perhaps parties will need to give a little and get a little, send it back to the house, then get a revised bill; but the support is there if members of the senate can play the right notes across the aisle.
My confidence drops in regards to the bill being signed into law.
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Re: House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana [Re: DancingWolf]
#27719296 - 04/03/22 11:21 AM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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Congrats Southern friends!
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Re: House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana [Re: anatomality] 1
#27719462 - 04/03/22 01:28 PM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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what it passed?! what does that mean exactly? when can i start growing? do people with cannabis charges get released from prison and probation??
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Re: House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana [Re: ellomello] 1
#27719623 - 04/03/22 03:44 PM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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It's not the law of the land. What happened so far is that the bill passed the House. Now it goes to the Senate to be approved, then to Biden to sign into law.
But it is not likely to get through the Senate and even if it did, there is no guarantee that Biden would approve it.
This bill, like the majority of bills, are mostly down party lines, Democrats against Republicans. The right is against anything coming from the left and vice versa. It's a wonder anything gets done at all.
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Re: House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana [Re: veggie]
#27719674 - 04/03/22 04:25 PM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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I am confident Biden would approve this and if he didn't I'm going to make that noise tim allen made
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Re: House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana [Re: kreg]
#27719782 - 04/03/22 05:24 PM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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It already passed the house awhile ago but Mitch McConnell refused to even bring it to the senate floor.
It's hard to pass if it's not even brought to the floor.
Hopefully they give it a chance at least.
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Re: House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana [Re: CapSlinger]
#27719783 - 04/03/22 05:26 PM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yeahhh... Mitch McConnell has a hard shell to protect his inner body 🐢
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Re: House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana [Re: veggie]
#27720463 - 04/04/22 05:48 AM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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It's another small step in the right direction. Hopefully it is approved by the senate... I really wonder if I will see the end to the war on drugs in my lifetime... I kinda doubt it, but it would be nice if mushrooms were decriminalized..
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