The House of Representatives has approved legislation that would decriminalize marijuana and seek to “address the devastating injustices caused by the War on Drugs.”
Friday’s vote in the Democratic-led House is the first time a chamber of Congress has voted on federal marijuana decriminalization. It has little chance of passing the Republican-led Senate, however.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/04/politics/house-vote-more-act-marijuana-legislation/index.html
The bill passed largely along party lines: 222 Democrats, five Republicans and Rep. Justin Amash, a libertarian, voted in support while 158 Republicans and six Democrats voted against.The Republicans who voted for the bill are Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, the bill’s co-sponsor, as well as Reps. Brian Mast of Florida, Tom McClintock of California, Denver Riggleman of Virginia and Don Young of Alaska.
The Democrats against were Reps. Cheri Bustos and Dan Lipinski of Illinois, Henry Cuellar of Texas, Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania, Chris Pappas of New Hampshire and Collin Peterson of Minnesota.
“Millions of Americans’ lives have been upended as a result of convictions for possessing small amounts of marijuana, and the racial disparities in conviction rates for those offenses are as shocking as they are unjust,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat, said in a statement after the vote. “That’s why we passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act today.”
Credit: CNN
It’s DOA in the Senate
About dam time
Makes zero sense to not pass.
How many states already somehow overrode the federal law, after years of realizing citizens were already overriding the federal law for ages. ????
The senate will do what it does. Nothing more reason for the GA Democrats to win.
Won’t be long now! It’s inevitable, senate should just pass it and move on to the stimulus. This ain’t life or death. Easy passage. Come on now
Paul Heimall ya well it’s not going to pass the senate. It’s already being said. Wont say why lol
Chris Kohrherr nah we knew that. But give it time eventually it will. Only a matter of time! ????????
Another “Hey look at the shiny object over here” move. “Don’t look over there”
The MAJORITY of New Jerseyans have spoken 60%……….it should encounter 0% head winds!!!
Pavel Kamlet
Still can’t own a firearm if its legal…
watch how fast street dealers start robbing “legal shops” for inventory.
Monty Capuletti there’s about a 0% chance of that happening Lmaoo “for inventory” to what sell it? Lmaooo there will multiple stores very little people will go the black market, and also u can say the same about pharmacies?dealers rob those for inventory
Kyle Hazelgrove do some research! Legal weed shops get burglarized, smash and grabbed or straight up robbed at gunpoint. There’s been plenty of videos out there. Gangs target them.
Kyle Hazelgrove https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2020/08/18/a-weed-robbery-spree-strikes-portland-cannabis-shops-even-as-police-are-stretched-thin/
Monty Capuletti one group of people, for one week, and I guarantee you they smoked 90% of it they ain’t gonna turn around and sell it
Kyle Hazelgrove there are articles like this all over the legal weed states. Look it up! An $8 an hour subway sandwich maker is telling me I don’t know what’s going on.
Kyle Hazelgrove get a clue. These stores end up having to hire armed security and put in higher and higher security measures. The cost gets added to legal weed making it unable to compete with a street dealer.
Monty Capuletti lmaooo like I update my work since I was 16? I don’t need Facebook eooole knowing where I work sorry lmaooo , and there are some breaks ins yes , I just did look it up more than I would have thought, but researching more it was more often money was stolen, and again pharmacies get robbed for the same exact reason why not close those? Or stop stocking oxycotton
Monty Capuletti and next time try to hold the intelligent conversation instead of just trying to insult the other person, lmaooo I probably make more than you these days, besides the point, it shows what kind of person you are and throwing off real “I still support Trump cults and am uneducated vibes”
Kyle Hazelgrove because pharmacies are needed for life saving medications. Legal weed is a choice. Go wake up your family right now and have them explain life to you. They have failed to give you the common sense required to succeed in life.
Monty Capuletti most have security all day, taxes are prebuilt into the prices and again, every fellow smoker I know and have talked to would still rather buy it legally , I would always go to dispensary before a dealer, get a clue you most likely don’t even smoke and therefore don’t really have any experience in the matter
Monty Capuletti that was the answe I was waiting for! Weed can also be a life saving medicine and actually a healthy alternative to half of those medicines the pharmacy is carrying. So again how about you don’t insult the person , really showing off the kind of piece of shit person you are Monty
Monty Capuletti why do you have six different accounts with no profile picture? Scared people will know your a piece of shit un educated trump supporter in real life Monty? Go smoke a bowl and chill bro there are no negative effects of legalizing marijuana get a life
Kyle Hazelgrove you are a straight up dipshit. Look around Toms River, it’s making the news pretty often these days with drug dealer arrests and raids. You think that market will just dry up an move back to Newark. Just stick to making shitty sandwiches.
Monty Capuletti again lmaooo I haven’t made sandwiches in over ten years idiot. And most of these drug raids are for heroin or other drugs, but once legalized there would be no need to be raiding for marijuana either. And yes that market will dry up a lot for marijuana because people will go get it legally ? Have u ever been to a legal weed state they are lines out the door?
Monty Capuletti can u hold a normal conversation asshole? Or do u just like to insult people and hope that proves your point ?
Monty Capuletti you sound like a grump ass old man who doesn’t like anyone like stfu bro lol
Kyle Hazelgrove you just proved how ignorant you are. Go ask somebody who Monty Capuletti is. Show them the picture even. Somebody smarter than you will eventually explain it to you. Ya 80 pound geek.
Kyle Hazelgrove https://www.celebstoner.com/news/marijuana-news/2020/05/31/dispensaries-trashed-robbed-during-protests/
Monty Capuletti oh it’s movie Lmaoo so I’m arguin with someone who doesn’t even have a real name or photo Jesus why waste my
Time. Sorry I didn’t know a movie from 40 years ago bro. And wow ya got me there “80 pound geek” again all you are doing is proving how shitty of a character u have, continue when you can show your name good day asshole
Kyle Hazelgrove put down the fake turkey and do some research. Otherwise just keep quiet. Have 3 words for you, Colgate whitening toothpaste.
Monty Capuletti man your just on top of your game with the insults aren’t you dude , have a good life bro Learn to be a better person lmao
Kyle Hazelgrove Ok Cavity Creep. Enjoy minimum wage thinking.
Kyle Hazelgrove this dude a fuckin idiot. Places get robbed everyday. Everything will be fine snowflake
Take your sweet time guys no rush.
Pathetic……….
The turtle turd running the Senate will kill it as soon as it arrives