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4 Dec, 5 tweets, 2 min read
BREAKING: The House just held a historic vote on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, marking the first time in its history that the institution has voted on ending marijuana prohibition.
The MORE Act is the most comprehensive marijuana reform bill in Congress. Guided by reparative and social justice principles, it would decriminalize marijuana, expunge prior marijuana convictions, and invest in communities that have been targeted for 50 years by the war on drugs.
We released the following statement along with @DrugPolicyOrg here ⬇️ aclu.org/press-releases…
Learn more about the need to end drug prohibition and the racist implications of the war on drugs here ⬇️ graphics.aclu.org/marijuana-arre…
We'll also be scoring how legislators vote with our scorecard. Keep track of whether your representatives vote for racial justice and criminal legal reform here ⬇️
aclu.org/scorecard/?ini…

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