House Judiciary Panel Advances Bill To Legalize Weed

Roll Call reports:

The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to decriminalize and deschedule marijuana, finishing a two-day markup in which the panel also approved a series of bipartisan measures designed to lower drug prices.

Republicans Matt Gaetz of Florida and Tom McClintock of California joined Democrats to advance the marijuana bill by a vote of 26-15.

The measure, sponsored by Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., passed the chamber last year but stalled in the GOP-controlled Senate. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer proposed a similar measure in July, sparking hopes among advocates that the legislation would finally make it into law.

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The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill Thursday to decriminalize and deschedule marijuana. https://t.co/K9NbLAtlWI

— Roll Call (@rollcall) October 1, 2021

BREAKING: @HouseJudiciary has PASSED H.R. 3617, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. pic.twitter.com/kQkk1B93vf

— House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) September 30, 2021

Many states have legalized marijuana. Federal action on this issue would follow growing recognition in the states that the status quo is unacceptable. #WeWantMORE pic.twitter.com/3YbTpEev9v

— House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) September 30, 2021