The bill would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and let states set their own policies.
Biden has not specifically addressed his stance on the bill, but his aides say he opposes legalization while supportingThe Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement Act passed 220-204. Two Democrats voted against it and only three Republicans voted in favor.— while other Republicans, including some marijuana reform advocates, quibbled with the bill’s policies.
Biden wrote some of the nation’s harshest drug laws during his 36 years in the Senate, but he relaxed his stance during the 2020 presidential campaign.Bill sponsor Rep. Jerry Nadler urged colleagues to support the MORE Act, saying Friday, “This bill will greatly reduce crime by redefining as not crimes things that are now considered crimes and by releasing people in jail who should not be in jail.
But Rep. Jim Jordan said Democrats called the vote because they “can’t deal” with other problems, such as inflation and illegal immigration, both at four-decade highs. “You know why they’re dealing with this today? Because they can’t deal with the real problems facing the American people,” Jordan said. “The left will not let the Democrats do what needs to be done to help the employment problem, the energy problems, the illegal immigration problem on our southern border. So what did they do? They legalize drugs.”However, Rep.
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