releases: https://www.wyden.senate.gov//news/press-releases/wyden-applauds-house-passage-of-cannabis-legalization-legislation
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| https://www.wyden.senate.gov//news/press-releases/wyden-applauds-house-passage-of-cannabis-legalization-legislation | Wyden Applauds House Passage of Cannabis Legalization Legislation | 2020-12-04 | 2020 | 2020-12 | Democrat | House | OR | Ron Wyden | W000779 | www.wyden.senate.gov | legacy | December 04, 2020 Wyden Applauds House Passage of Cannabis Legalization Legislation Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applaudedHouse passage of the MORE Act, legislation to legalize cannabis at the federal level and includes Wyden's proposal, developed in partnership with Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore.,to establish clear rules of the road to responsibly tax and regulate cannabis. Wyden released the following statement: Today commonsense and justice prevailed, and the federal governmentis closer than ever to closing the chapter on failed cannabis prohibition a prohibition that has needlessly destroyed lives, stifled researchand treated job-generating legalsmall businesses like criminal organizations.This moment has been culminating since Oregon became the first state to decriminalize cannabis in the 1970s, andI want to commend my goodfriend and fellow Oregonian Rep.Earl Blumenauer forhis steadfastdedicationto bring our cannabis policies out of yesteryear. "Weare onthe brink of history, with a vast majority of Americans behind our efforts.Now,we needto get Mitch McConnell to heed their call to legalize cannabis.Today we celebratevictory in the House, and then get right back to the fight for justice in the Senate." ### Print Email Tweet Next Article Previous Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |