Marijuana Legalization: House set to vote on ma
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House set to vote on marijuana legalization
"Why is this important? Neither chamber of Congress has ever voted on removing marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act." .........
“A floor vote on the bill would be the greatest federal cannabis reform accomplishment in over 50 years,” said Randal Meyer of the Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house...r-BB18tHiB
"The MORE Act would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and erase some cannabis criminal records. The vote will come during the September work period"
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/28/mari...ote-404455
"Two-thirds of Americans say the use of marijuana should be legal, reflecting a steady increase over the past decade, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The share of U.S. adults who oppose legalization has fallen from 52% in 2010 to 32% today."
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/11...alization/
Over 50 current and former law enforcement professionals have signed onto a letter urging Congress to take swift action on legislation introduced last year that seeks to decriminalize marijuana and expunge past convictions.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/over-...uxbndlbing
"Four state attorneys general and a broader group of law enforcement professionals are calling on Congress to pass a marijuana legalization bill next month."
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/state-ags-ask...t-20-2020/
"Add Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf to the growing body of state lawmakers proposing cannabis legalization as a way to boost local funding and economies. Wolf called upon the Legislature to end marijuana prohibition in the state as part of his fall agenda."
https://www.laweekly.com/pennsylvania-gov-dem...t-economy/