GOVERNMENT

US House of Representatives to Vote on MORE Act Next Week

by NORML
Posted on March 24, 2022April 1, 2022

Members of the US House of Representatives have announced that they will hold a floor vote next week on the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act. The MORE Act, or H.R. 3617, removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, facilitates expungement and resentencing for nonviolent federal marijuana convictions, promotes diverse participation in the regulated cannabis industry, and helps repair the racially and economically disparate harms caused by our nation’s disastrous prohibition policies.

ACTIVISM

White House: Investing in Cannabis Stocks Could Jeopardize Federal Security Clearance Status

by NORML
Posted on March 3, 2022March 3, 2022

“The White House’s outdated, exclusionary policy is inconsistent with the rapidly changing legal landscape around cannabis in the U.S. and globally, and unnecessarily limits access to capital that small cannabis businesses desperately need.”

ACTIVISM

Senate Majority Leader Provides Timeline for Introducing Long-Awaited Marijuana Descheduling Plan

by NORML
Posted on February 7, 2022February 7, 2022

Senator Schumer said: “In the coming weeks, we’re ramping up our outreach and we expect to introduce final legislation. Our goal is to do it in April. Then we begin the nationwide push, spearheaded by New York, to get the federal law done. As the majority leader, I can set priorities. This is a priority for me.”

2022

We Need You to Help Pass the MORE Act

by Morgan Fox, NORML Political Director
Posted on January 21, 2022January 21, 2022

We have a chance to push a major marijuana legalization bill through the House of Representatives, but time is quickly running out.

Congress

Republican Representative Introduces Legislation to Repeal Federal Marijuana Prohibition

by NORML
Posted on November 15, 2021November 24, 2021

Republican Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced the States Reform Act, a comprehensive bill that repeals the federal prohibition of marijuana, expunges federal non-violent marijuana crimes, promotes local ownership in the emerging regulated industry, and places certain restrictions on the advertising of regulated cannabis products, among other federal reforms.

Advocacy

Veterans consume marijuana illegally everyday – here’s how you can change that

by Justin Strekal, Former NORML Political Director
Posted on November 11, 2021January 25, 2022

Despite medical marijuana programs being passed or enacted in a supermajority of states, federal policy currently prohibits VA-affiliated doctors from even recommending medical cannabis to veterans in those states where such use is legal — thus forcing military veterans to seek the advice of a private, out-of-network physician.

GOVERNMENT

Federal Housing Authority to Continue Taking Punitive Actions Against Marijuana Consumers

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
Posted on November 9, 2021November 11, 2021

In a letter addressed to Rep. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, the agency says that it will continue to enforce policies that involve the “termination of the tenancy of any household” in instances where a tenant is found to have engaged in the use of a controlled substance while on the premises — “including [the use of] state legalized medical marijuana.”

Advocacy

New Congressional Report Provides Pathway for How the Biden Administration Can Deschedule Marijuana and Issue Blanket Pardons to Past Offenders

by NORML
Posted on November 3, 2021November 5, 2021

“Should President Biden wish to acknowledge the political, economic, and moral realities surrounding cannabis policy, and fulfill the promises he made on the campaign trail, this report lays out a clear roadmap for how to do so.”

NORML

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