Mon Nov 9, 2020, 09:35 PM

House will vote on cannabis legalization bill in December

Source: Politico

A bill to remove federal penalties on marijuana and scrap some cannabis-related records will receive a vote on the House floor in December, according to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.

In a letter to colleagues Monday, Hoyer outlined the legislative schedule for the lame-duck session in November and December.

"The House will vote on the MORE Act to decriminalize cannabis and expunge convictions for non-violent cannabis offenses that have prevented many Americans from getting jobs, applying for credit and loans, and accessing opportunities that make it possible to get ahead in our economy," the letter read.

Hoyer's letter did not specify which week the vote will come up, but the House is scheduled to be in session Dec. 1-4 and Dec. 7-10.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-will-vote-on-cannabis-legalization-bill-in-december/ar-BB1aQKSk?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=DELLDHP

Another bill Moscow Mitch will probably kill if it passes the House.

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10 replies	Author	Time	Post
House will vote on cannabis legalization bill in December (Original post)	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Nov 9	OP
This sounds like something that should wait until the next term	jmowreader	Nov 9	#1
Biden opposes this	Polybius	Nov 10	#2
He's changed his mind on that.	SergeStorms	Nov 10	#3
Believe it or not, meth is a Schedule II drug	jmowreader	Nov 15	#6
Yup. I had surgery to open up my nasal pasages	TexasBushwhacker	Nov 15	#7
Yes, this and also	Withywindle	Nov 15	#10
2020 and we're still waiting on rational drug laws	Yeehah	Nov 10	#4
Old story...	Maxheader	Nov 10	#5
Rational drug laws?	Yeehah	Nov 15	#8
Finally!	ProfessorGAC	Nov 15	#9

Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Nov 9, 2020, 10:19 PM

jmowreader (44,298 posts)

1. This sounds like something that should wait until the next term

There's too big a risk this will remind Trump he hasn't raided the San Francisco dispensaries yet.

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Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 12:11 AM

Polybius (5,739 posts)

2. Biden opposes this

Perhaps he'll change his mind.

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Response to Polybius (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 07:16 AM

SergeStorms (9,801 posts)

3. He's changed his mind on that.

He used to be dead set against it, but he's softened in the past year. I think he finally "woke" to the fact that marijuana arrests disproportionately effect people of color, and add another hurdle to their employment opportunities. There's absolutely no logical reason for marijuana to be a schedule one drug along with heroin, methamphetamine etc.

That's what I read during the primary contests anyway. Whether he's still onboard with that decision is unknown. He has so many things to clean up after the Trump debacle it may take quite some time to get to it.

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Response to SergeStorms (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 15, 2020, 03:29 PM

jmowreader (44,298 posts)

6. Believe it or not, meth is a Schedule II drug

Desoxyn (methamphetamine HCl 5 mg tablets) can be prescribed as a last-line-of-defense treatment for ADHD. They don't like to use it because it is so powerful, but if nothing else works putting the kid on meth usually will.

Cocaine is also a Schedule II drug, used as an anesthetic and vasoconstrictor. The Academy of Otolaryngology says there's nothing that compares to coke.

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Response to jmowreader (Reply #6)

Sun Nov 15, 2020, 04:01 PM

TexasBushwhacker (16,346 posts)