Yesterday, in passing the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, the House took a vital step to restoring justice and common sense to our national drug policies. 1/6
The MORE Act end the criminalization of cannabis at the federal level going forward, it would also be retroactive. Cannabis arrests, charges, and convictions would be automatically expunged at no cost to the individual. 2/6
To repair the harm caused by years of misguided policies, taxes on marijuana sales would fund programming and services in communities adversely impacted by drug prohibition. 3/6
The act would also create the federal Office of Cannabis Justice to oversee the social equity provisions in the law and ensure the federal government could not discriminate against people because of cannabis use, including earned benefits or immigrants at risk of deportation. 4/6
Lastly, the measure would open the door to cannabis research, better cannabis banking and tax laws, and help fuel economic growth as states are looking for financial resources. 5/6
De-scheduling marijuana and expunging arrests will protect and rebuild countless lives, unjustly punished for non-violent offenses, while providing additional financial resources to states. I urge the Senate to act quickly and pass this important bill. 6/6
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