{"id":5195,"date":"2022-04-01T17:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/wp-home\/?p=200210"},"modified":"2022-04-01T17:00:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T17:00:11","slug":"congress-just-voted-to-legalize-marijuana-via-the-more-act-again-heres-what-it-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=5195","title":{"rendered":"Congress just voted to legalize marijuana via the MORE Act\u2014again. Here\u2019s what it means."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <title>Federal marijuana legalization passes again: MORE Act explained | Leafly<\/title>     <!-- This is Index Exchange, a script\/\/3rd-party integration that interjects GAM. It needs to be 'ahead' of GTM in the DOM, which comes from Cephalopod. GTM loads GAM. 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You&#8217;re not old enough to use Leafly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"hidden age-gate__loading\">Redirecting you to<span class=\"redirect-domain\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-xs mt-auto\">By accessing this site, you accept<br \/>\nthe <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"tou-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/info\/terms-of-use\">Terms of Use<\/a><br \/>\nand <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"pp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/info\/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container my-xl\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col md:col-9\" id=\"article-content\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Breaking news: The U.S. House of Representatives just passed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/3617\/actions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MORE Act<\/a>, which would end the federal prohibition of marijuana, on a vote of 220 to 204. <\/p>\n<p>What exactly does that mean? You have questions. We have answers. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-is-weed-legal-in-america-now\">Is weed legal in America now? <\/h2>\n<p>No. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-why-not\">Why not? <\/h2>\n<p>The House of Representatives passed the MORE Act, which would end the federal prohibition of cannabis. But you know how Congress works. A bill doesn\u2019t become law until <em>both<\/em> the House and Senate pass it, and the President signs it. <\/p>\n<p>The MORE Act now goes to the Senate, where it faces\u2026tough sledding. <\/p>\n<p>The House passed the MORE Act previously, in late 2020, but the bill went nowhere in the U.S. Senate. When Congress adjourned at the end of 2020, all unpassed bills effectively died. <\/p>\n<p>When the new Congress convened in early 2021, bills like the MORE Act had to be re-introduced all over again. That\u2019s what happened. This new version of the MORE Act is nearly identical to the one that passed the House in late 2020. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"the phrase &quot;the MORE ACT: What you need to know&quot; above photo of cannabis plants growing outdoors\" class=\"wp-image-200404 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congress-just-voted-to-legalize-marijuana-via-the-more-act-again-heres-what-it-means-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congress-just-voted-to-legalize-marijuana-via-the-more-act-again-heres-what-it-means-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congress-just-voted-to-legalize-marijuana-via-the-more-act-again-heres-what-it-means-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congress-just-voted-to-legalize-marijuana-via-the-more-act-again-heres-what-it-means-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-would-the-more-act-do-exactly\">What would the MORE Act do, exactly? <\/h2>\n<p>If passed into law, the MORE Act <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/politics\/more-act-vote-explained\">would remove cannabis<\/a> from the federal Controlled Substances list. It would also retroactively expunge individuals\u2019 records for past offenses, put a 5% federal tax on marijuana and allocate revenue for small business and equity licenses. <\/p>\n<p>Read the full text of the bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/3617\/actions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. We have a longer explainer further below. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/politics\/the-more-act-calls-for-sweeping-changes-in-federal-cannabis-law\" class=\"wp-block-leafly-blocks-leafly-single-inline-block leafly-inline-related-story\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"border border-deep-green-alt border-l-0 border-r-0 my-xl p-md font-bold\">\n<p>Related<\/p>\n<p>The MORE Act Calls for Sweeping Changes in Federal Cannabis Law<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-were-there-any-significant-changes-made-to-the-more-act-today\">Were there any significant changes made to the MORE Act today? <\/h2>\n<p>Yes. The House passed two relatively minor amendments to the MORE Act. <\/p>\n<p>Rep Josh Gottheimer (D-NY) proposed the first amendment. It allocates $10 million to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) to research the \u201ctechnologies and methods that law enforcement may use to determine whether a driver is impaired by marijuana.\u201d That amendment passed. <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Conor Lamb (D-PA) proposed the second amendment. It requires Congress to enact a study on the \u201cimpact of the legalization of recreational cannabis by states on the workplace.\u201d That amendment passed. <\/p>\n<p>A third amendment, proposed by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), to review every security clearance denial since 1971 and retroactively remove cannabis use as a reason to deny or rescind a security clearance. That amendment did not pass.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/learn\/legalization\" class=\"wp-block-leafly-blocks-leafly-single-inline-block leafly-inline-related-story\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"border border-deep-green-alt border-l-0 border-r-0 my-xl p-md font-bold\">\n<p>Related<\/p>\n<p>Leafly\u2019s guide to marijuana legalization<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-will-the-more-act-pass-in-the-senate\">Will the MORE Act pass in the Senate? <\/h2>\n<p>Possibly, but it\u2019s not very likely. The MORE Act would likely need 60 votes to pass the Senate\u2014all 50 Democrats and at least 10 Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Many experts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/more-act-likely-to-flop-in-senate-after-house-vote-this-week-analyst-2022-03-28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">do not expect it<\/a> to pass in the Senate. <\/p>\n<p>At a press conference following passage of the MORE Act, Representative Jerry Nadler (D-NY) vented his frustration with the Senate\u2019s inaction on cannabis reform. \u201cSometimes I think we\u2019d better off if we didn\u2019t have the Senate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-do-voters-really-want-legalization\">Do voters really want legalization? <\/h2>\n<p>Reader, please. <\/p>\n<p>According to the latest Gallup&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUTPZQ26N384y0pYKGgvm0S3zwj3AmyWG34NmdnSYr3FfhDB6MRehCZJ3kWKrSeeFPoVXmNDGPBOzDaAaRWAL6SCaV9k5BkHQeykEPVyqHyPTvIYt_GT6YAEts0on5Z7PYCy9xV75yKcG1J3kCKNKli5z6bbmnkwloxiGzJADALslu4RX6e7x7dath3MTc-2B2NfuDVj8n1rDjvZaKY077Cgj4C0Cc139mgVXJUN2ZKwcZVyWuU7VW-2B9EfW3ch28vJgWW9Ce8LSGsFMxi9JFBsb6qOFtKq7z6qd6kp6IqRmYirdllIU-2BKpyR9coRk-2F3plwhluInW6mnITrqLbZp9YwAtTgy9w0oS1RfZZ9G-2FwabX-2B6nQb58CPIWrLlD-2FgIK1QRpa5zdzI40gGmNIr3emNMuMcFcOwH6JEQ-2BtapvWxAyyZfCOXNpdLTgN8-2B18gH5CLHwjuHTsyHxe9x4ZwKQKJXQSIF0C-2Bp8-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poll<\/a>, 68% of Americans support cannabis legalization. To date, 18 states have legalized cannabis for adults 21 and over, and 38 states have legalized medical cannabis. <\/p>\n<p>Legalization is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/background-checks-poll_n_3070954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more popular than baseball<\/a>, and popularity polls have found that kittens, with a favorability rating of 76%, are within reach. <\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2021\/04\/16\/americans-overwhelmingly-say-marijuana-should-be-legal-for-recreational-or-medical-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pew Research<\/a>: \u201cRepublicans are more wary than Democrats about legalizing marijuana for recreational use: 47% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents favor legalizing marijuana for both medical and recreational use, while an additional 40% say it should only be legal for medical use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Weed can defy red vs blue politics. Here\u2019s the Republican and Democrats who voted opposite their parties in the House.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here are the 3 Republicans who voted for the MORE Act (same as last year) and the 2 Dems who voted against it (2 Ds flipped their vote from last year). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PdzG5jT6mn\">pic.twitter.com\/PdzG5jT6mn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Natalie Fertig (@natsfert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natsfert\/status\/1509948610909253640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tennessee Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, called Congressional inaction on cannabis policy \u2018cultural lag.\u2019 Congress needs to get moving, he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s no secret that the war on drugs failed\u2026Marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol\u2026Congress has been out of step on this issue. It\u2019s called \u2018cultural lag.\u2019 We\u2019re finally coming around to re-scheduling it from Schedule 1, where it\u2019s in a class with heroin and methamphetamines, which is absurd\u2026We must re-schedule marijuana. We must decriminalize it at the federal level. Now is the time to do some remedies to federal marijuana laws. This is an historic time. Let\u2019s move forward and do the right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-would-legalization-cost-taxpayers-money\">Would legalization cost taxpayers money? <\/h2>\n<p>Quite the opposite. <\/p>\n<p>A Congressional Budget Office&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net\/ss\/c\/atcYNHk4Eh2YdGnwBh-YDH6N7zt67le3W3fg_Y0IuwpTHnQExgF9VWQNjc4Wu4ABtLUZXhhFs3PWk-zg1ce7p5vxJv_8IwkjUzPnHwIgcYdvorVTkwF0J3X2OTyvENV6T2FV2DxmF-hRtUkysTK4WHxzVWw1ce7KKGuUBjaO-VNcAZunFLfbAaaC4-xeXaBsVDAh7f9XHXpAvA27e6nh4zeXxXeCPfa-vvxNCZ8JGKMP8OZ5ILKIB3e7SuJVBWhiurznKAHfaSoknxoO7wP6tRgFj3jWyxR3ZgDJFq2--cxAOMe7sKBHrP9S23G_Zau0Qiin9tmEhO_sJEQSkLkQ6I0XzDbbWsggudRRey1w8UiYOf3SFiP1Oob81tbEb9BO\/3ku\/AP4eco8AR4OJP6ZYBKOfRA\/h2\/qUW26fMfY4EGtqdVN-DtX0HlfH_jgAobOvkG0W85scE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">analysis<\/a>&nbsp;estimates the MORE Act would generate $8.1 billion in tax revenue in ten years and reduce federal prison costs by $800 million over nine years. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"552\" alt=\"Rep. Blumenauer wearing glasses and red bow tie and suit speaks from his congressional office\" class=\"wp-image-200369 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congress-just-voted-to-legalize-marijuana-via-the-more-act-again-heres-what-it-means.png,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congress-just-voted-to-legalize-marijuana-via-the-more-act-again-heres-what-it-means.png,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congress-just-voted-to-legalize-marijuana-via-the-more-act-again-heres-what-it-means.png,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congress-just-voted-to-legalize-marijuana-via-the-more-act-again-heres-what-it-means.png,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>You\u2019ve got to celebrate your victories: Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) celebrates the passage of the MORE Act during a Zoom press conference.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-so-what-s-up-with-the-senate\">So what\u2019s up with the Senate? <\/h2>\n<p>House members are, in general, younger and much more comfortable with cannabis legalization. Because they represent smaller districts and face re-election every two years, they\u2019re closer to their constituents. And those constituents\u2014nearly everywhere\u2014favor the full legalization of marijuana for all adults. <\/p>\n<p>Senators are, by contrast, older and stodgier and far less beholden to voters. They face re-election only once every six years. They are, in general, far less comfortable with the idea of voting in favor of legalization. Marijuana has been framed as a dangerous scourge for most of their lives. (Some senators are actually older than prohibition, which began in 1937.) <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/politics\/chuck-schumer-senate-marijuana-legalization-bill-analysis\" class=\"wp-block-leafly-blocks-leafly-single-inline-block leafly-inline-related-story\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"border border-deep-green-alt border-l-0 border-r-0 my-xl p-md font-bold\">\n<p>Related<\/p>\n<p>Chuck Schumer unveils marijuana bill that would end federal prohibition, finally<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-more-on-what-the-more-act-would-do\">More on what the MORE Act would do<\/h2>\n<p>Justin Strekal, one of the smartest legalization advocates we know, posted this shorthand guide to the MORE Act on <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@BOWLPAC\/bill-to-end-marijuana-prohibition-passes-house-of-representatives-c19efd7320a7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Medium<\/a>, and we\u2019re just going to quote it in full:<\/p>\n<p id=\"f3d1\">The MORE Act would&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/norml.org\/blog\/2020\/09\/10\/four-reasons-why-the-more-act-vote-is-a-really-big-deal\/?link_id=6&amp;can_id=3a827e29fde3eb45b0d2ab51cd5e8781&amp;source=email-twenty-groups-send-letter-demanding-house-marijuana-vote&amp;email_referrer=&amp;email_subject=twenty-groups-send-letter-demanding-house-marijuana-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">make several other important changes<\/a>&nbsp;to federal marijuana policy, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facilitating the expungement of low-level, federal marijuana convictions, and incentivizing state and local governments to take similar actions;<\/li>\n<li>Creating pathways for ownership opportunities in the emerging regulated industry as well as other sectors of the economy for local and diversely-reflective entrepreneurs who have been impacted under prohibition through the Small Business Administration grant eligibility;<\/li>\n<li>Allowing veterans, for the first time, to obtain medical cannabis recommendations from their VA doctors in states that have an established medical cannabis program;<\/li>\n<li>Removing the threat of deportation for immigrants accused of minor marijuana infractions or who are gainfully employed in the state-legal cannabis industry;<\/li>\n<li>Providing critical reinvestment grant opportunities for communities that have suffered disproportionate rates of marijuana-related enforcement actions;<\/li>\n<li>Protecting and respecting the basic rights and civil liberties of consumers under federal law when it comes to public benefits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Strekal is NORML\u2019s former national political director, and is now the leader of <a href=\"https:\/\/thebowlpac.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The BOWL Pac<\/a>, an organization focused on passing legalization and unseating prohibitionists in Congress. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-s-next-for-federal-reform\">What\u2019s next for federal reform?<\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s one scenario. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), along with Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) have already&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/politics\/chuck-schumer-senate-marijuana-legalization-bill-analysis\">introduced their own version<\/a>&nbsp;of the MORE Act in the Senate, which is called the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. It\u2019s not exactly the MORE Act, but it\u2019s very similar.<\/p>\n<p>Because it\u2019s a bill created by the Senate Majority Leader, and this is politics, Schumer\u2019s bill is the likely vehicle for legalization in the Senate. If Schumer can muster the votes to pass it, House and Senate leaders would conference to reconcile the two bills.<\/p>\n<p>And then President Joe Biden, who is no fan of cannabis legalization and in fact wrote some of the nation\u2019s most draconian drug laws back in the 1990s, would have to sign the bill for it to become law. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/politics\/murder-changed-my-mind-pass-the-safe-banking-act-now\" class=\"wp-block-leafly-blocks-leafly-single-inline-block leafly-inline-related-story\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"border border-deep-green-alt border-l-0 border-r-0 my-xl p-md font-bold\">\n<p>Related<\/p>\n<p>Murder changed my mind: Pass the SAFE Banking Act now<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-else-is-in-play\">What else is in play? <\/h2>\n<p>Advocates of reform also have their eyes on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/politics\/murder-changed-my-mind-pass-the-safe-banking-act-now\">SAFE Banking Act<\/a>, which would allow cannabis businesses to utilize bank services. Democrats have declined to move the bill forward without a concurrent legalization bill like the MORE Act.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers in the House could also advance the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/politics\/states-reform-act-republican-marijuana-legalization-bill-analysis\">States Reform Act<\/a>, introduced by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC). That bill would decriminalize cannabis federally, and give individual states full control over their respective cannabis industries. <\/p>\n<div id=\"author-box\" class=\"p-lg my-xxl bg-white rounded border border-light-grey elevation-low\">\n<div class=\"mb-lg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/congress-just-voted-to-legalize-marijuana-via-the-more-act-again-heres-what-it-means.jpg\" alt=\"Bruce Barcott, David Downs, and Max Savage Levenson's Bio Image\" class=\"lazyload inline-block mr-md rounded-full border border-light-grey\"> <\/p>\n<p>Bruce Barcott, David Downs, and Max Savage Levenson<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-sm\">Bruce Barcott is Leafly&#8217;s deputy editor and the author of &#8216;Weed the People: The Future of Legal Marijuana in America.&#8217; David Downs is Leafly&#8217;s California bureau chief and the author of &#8216;Beyond Buds&#8217; and &#8216;The Medical Marijuana Guidebook.&#8217; Leafly contributor Max Savage Levenson also writes about music for Pitchfork and Bandcamp.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"text-sm font-bold underline text-green\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/author\/bruce-barcott-david-downs-and-max-savage-levenson\">View Bruce Barcott, David Downs, and Max Savage Levenson&#8217;s articles<\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"leafly-sailthru-signup p-lg my-xl bg-white rounded elevation-low border border-light-grey\">\n<p class=\"text-xs pt-lg\">By submitting this form, you will be subscribed to news and promotional emails from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\">Leafly<\/a> and you agree to Leafly&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/company\/tos\">Terms of Service<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/company\/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. 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