SaysWho? Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-judiciary-passes-bill-legalize-marijuana-federal-level/story?id=67174950 Quote The "Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019" -- also called the MORE Act -- could officially remove cannabis from the list of federally controlled substances, expunge federal marijuana convictions and arrests, and approve allocation of resources for communities affected by the war on drugs, according to the bill's text. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and co-sponsored by more than 50 lawmakers, passed 24-10 in the committee on Wednesday. It would also establish an organization -- called the Cannabis Justice Office -- to introduce a 5% sales tax on cannabis sales in states where it remains legal, according to the bill. Quote Still, while the House is a step closer to legalizing cannabis across the U.S., it isn't likely the bill will be signed into law by President Donald Trump, who has openly opposed pro-legalization legislation, even if it ended up on his desk. Trump even donated part of his salary in 2019 to pay for a promotional campaign highlighting the negative effects of marijuana use, as Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement in August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Hopefully this will end up being signed in a few months by President Pelosi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Good. Force the GOP to act against popular measures like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, CitizenVectron said: Good. Force the GOP to act against popular measures like this. They won't have to do anything, McTurtle will just hide the bill in his shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, Jason said: They won't have to do anything, McTurtle will just hide the bill in his shell. That should be enough for Dems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbiggsly Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Republicans will just run on how they are pro decriminalization anyways, like healthcare in the last election Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, mrbiggsly said: Republicans will just run on how they are pro decriminalization anyways, like healthcare in the last election “We support all those Americans that would like to use and decriminalize marijuana. We also support the government’s rights to spend untold amounts of money prosecuting and imprisoning Americans who choose to do so.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 This is great news even if it dies in the senate. Republicans don't seem to like the idea of descheduling it and having provisions that expunge records and help minorities. They just want a lame ass half measure that would leave cannabis schedule 1 which leaves a lot of shitty policies in place, including stifling research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Refund court fees for possession and distribution of marijuana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Massdriver said: This is great news even if it dies in the senate. Republicans don't seem to like the idea of descheduling it and having provisions that expunge records and help minorities. They just want a lame ass half measure that would leave cannabis schedule 1 which leaves a lot of shitty policies in place, including stifling research. My favorite bullshit half measure is the idea to let VA doctors help veterans get set up with medical marijuana in states where that's legal. It would be such absurd policy. "We're maintaining that using marijuana is a big time felony. But SOME doctors, directly employed by us no less, should be able to aid and abet SOME patients in committing this big time felony." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 22 minutes ago, Jason said: My favorite bullshit half measure is the idea to let VA doctors help veterans get set up with medical marijuana in states where that's legal. It would be such absurd policy. "We're maintaining that using marijuana is a big time felony. But SOME doctors, directly employed by us no less, should be able to aid and abet SOME patients in committing this big time felony." Troops are above the law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodimus Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 This bill will burn out in the Senate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Nominate Biden and Pascale is gonna tell Trump to come out for legalization (but without any of the good stuff like restoration of voting rights and expungement) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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