releases: https://blumenauer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/blumenauer-statement-cannabis-reform-legislation-vote-0
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| https://blumenauer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/blumenauer-statement-cannabis-reform-legislation-vote-0 | Blumenauer Statement on Cannabis Reform Legislation Vote | 2020-11-27 | 2020 | 2020-11 | Democrat | Senate | OR | Earl Blumenauer | B000574 | blumenauer.house.gov | legacy | U.S.Rep Earl Blumenauer (D-OR),founder and co-chairof the Congressional Cannabis Caucus,released this statementtoday, following the announcement thatthe Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act will be voted on by the U.S. House of Representativesnextweek: I've been working on this issue longer than any politician in America and can confidently say that the MORE Act is the most comprehensive federal cannabis reform legislation in U.S. history.Ourvote to pass itnext week willcome afterpeoplein five very different states reaffirmed the strong bipartisan support to reformthe failed cannabisprohibition.National support for federal cannabis legalization is at an all-time highandalmost 99% of Americans willsoonlive in states with some form of legal cannabis.Congress must capitalize on this momentum and do our part toend the failed policy of prohibition that has resulted in a long and shameful period of selective enforcement againstcommunitiesof color. The historic vote which is expected next week will mark the first time that the House or the Senate has ever voted as a full chamber on legislation to end the federal cannabis prohibition since it went into effect following the passage of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. In addition to decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level, the MORE Act would also expunge federal marijuana convictions and reinvest in communities most adversely impacted by the War on Drugs. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |