A bill to federally legalize marijuana may be coming up for another House floor vote next week, a congressional staffer and a key advocate familiar with the discussions told Marijuana Moment on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
But they emphasized that nothing is yet set in stone, despite recent calls from activists<\/a> to bring the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) to the floor again this month.<\/p>\n Marijuana Moment reached out to staff with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Nadler for comment, but representatives were not immediately available.<\/p>\n Rumors of a floor vote\u2014which would be the second time that the MORE Act reached the full chamber after being approved in 2020<\/a>\u2014are now circulating weeks after congressional Democrats held a closed-to-press session at a party retreat<\/a>\u00a0that included a panel that largely centered on the reform legislation.<\/p>\n Nadler\u2019s bill, which would remove cannabis from the list of federally controlled substances and promote social equity, also cleared the Judiciary Committee this session in September.<\/p>\n Two sources told Marijuana Moment that they\u2019re aware of high-level discussions about bringing the MORE Act to the floor again next week, but nothing has been officially announced. The prohibitionist group Smart Approaches To Marijuana also signaled<\/a> that they\u2019re aware of talks to put the bill before the full chamber imminently.<\/p>\n In addition to descheduling marijuana, the MORE Act would further allow people with past convictions to have their records expunged and create a federal tax on cannabis with the revenue going to support community reinvestment and other programs.<\/p>\n It also contains language to create a pathway for resentencing for those incarcerated for cannabis offenses, protect immigrants from being denied citizenship over marijuana and prevent federal agencies from denying public benefits or security clearance due to its use.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, advocates and stakeholders are eagerly awaiting the formal introduction of a separate Senate legalization bill that\u2019s being finalized by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) etc. Schumer\u00a0recently said the plan is to file that bill<\/a>\u2014the\u00a0Cannabis Administration & Opportunity Act (CAOA)\u2014in April.<\/p>\n In Congress, a separate bill to tax and regulate marijuana is also in play this session. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is sponsoring that legislation, and she said in a recent interview that she\u2019s received assurances from Democratic leaders that\u00a0her States Reform Act will receive a hearing<\/a>.<\/p>\n Maryland Senators Raise Questions About House-Passed Marijuana Legalization Bills In Committee Hearing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Photo courtesy of Brian Shamblen<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill May Receive House Floor Vote Next Week, Sources Say<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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