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[8] [9] Only two Republicans voted in favor. [5] This was the first time in history a congressional committee approved a bill to end federal marijuana prohibition. [10] [11] The legislation was scheduled for a hearing by the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health on January 15, 2020, titled "Cannabis Policies For The New ...
Despite some opposition, Schumer says that many Republicans, who historically have been opposed to ending a federal prohibition on marijuana, are now beginning to reject long-held notions that ...
The bill, which includes state-run dispensaries, was introduced on January 8 by lawmakers in the majority-Republican state assembly. [28] [29] On January 3, Erica Layon (R) introduced New Hampshire HB 1633, adult-use legalization. [30] [31] The bill passed by 239-136 house vote on April 11, 2024. [32]
The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act is a series of federal marijuana decriminalization bills that have been introduced multiple times in the United States Congress. The bills propose to legalize and end the prohibition of marijuana at the federal level by amending the United States Code (removing Marijuana from the Controlled ...
A bill to decriminalize marijuana passed a chamber of Congress for the first time ever Friday, as Democrats and a handful of Republicans embraced the growing popularity of legal weed and sought to ...
The bill was introduced in the United States Senate on July 21, 2022 as S.4591. [9] [10] In addition to decriminalizing cannabis at the federal level, the bill would expunge federal cannabis-related criminal records. It would add new funding for law enforcement to go after illegal marijuana operations. [9]
Republican Suzanne Crouch: Opposed ... “My family’s history of battling addiction and law enforcement’s stand against marijuana lead me to believe now is not the time for legalization," Lt ...
In 2020, the Minnesota Legal Marijuana Now candidate for United States Senator received 190,154 votes, more than any other such third-party candidate in the nation. [60] The Legal Marijuana Now Party is credited with motivating the Democratic Party of Minnesota to prioritize the passage of a cannabis legalization law in the state, in 2023. [4]