BreakingNews: Bill to legalize marijuana passes U.S. House, but faces dim prospects in Senate - via TheGrowthOp Cannabis news
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, sponsored by Democratic Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, which is in the process of legalizing the drug, removes marijuana from the list of controlled substances and eliminates criminal penalties for individuals who grow, distribute or possess it.
The bill would “end decades of failed and unjust marijuana policy,” Democratic Representative Ed Perlmutter said on the House floor on Thursday ahead of the vote. “It is clear prohibition is over. Today we have an opportunity to chart a new path forward on federal cannabis policy that actually makes sense.”Article contentMarijuana users and businesses that sell it face a complicated legal patchwork in the U.
Cannabis businesses are also largely blocked from the U.S. banking system because of the federal ban.
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