Bill to remove cannabis from federal controlled substances list passes milestone
The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would remove cannabis from the schedule of controlled substances and end the state-federal conflict that exists in the majority of states that have regulated cannabis. The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, or H.R. 3617, was reintroduced by House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and has 74 cosponsors.
In addition to removing cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, the bill would expunge non-violent federal cannabis convictions and support state efforts to do the same, provide opportunities and resources for cannabis businesses owned by women and people of color, create reinvestment programs for communities that have been adversely impacted by prohibition, improve immigration laws related to cannabis and allow doctors in the Veterans Affairs system to recommend medical cannabis to their patients.