Today, I helped the House pass the most significant #cannabis reform legislation in decades – the #MOREAct. This bill isn't perfect, but it takes important steps to safeguard our personal liberties and freedom. THREAD: 
I am a passionate supporter of a states’ rights approach to cannabis policy. For too long, the Federal government has stood in the way of states that have acted to set their own marijuana policy, and it is past time Congress modernized these outdated laws.
Since Alaska legalized marijuana, I have heard from many constituents – including small business owners – who have been impacted by archaic Federal marijuana policy that criminalizes them for selling marijuana-derived products otherwise legal under state law.
As co-founder of the House Cannabis Caucus, I have fought hard to get the Federal government out of the way of state-level policymaking. It is crucial that our work continues in the 117th Congress.
I will continue working with my colleagues and advocates, on both sides of the aisle, to ensure that federal cannabis laws protect state-level policy making, reduce non-violent incarceration, and allow our cannabis entrepreneurs to safely bring jobs and opportunity to our state.
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