Friend,
One person was arrested nearly every minute last year for simply possessing marijuana.
That’s why it was such a monumental achievement when the U.S. House passed the MORE Act earlier this month! It’s the first time a chamber of Congress has ever voted on and approved legislation that deschedules marijuana and begins to repair the harms of prohibition by expunging marijuana convictions and reinvesting in communities disproportionately impacted by marijuana prohibition, including Black, Latinx, and low-income communities.
A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates the MORE Act will generate nearly $14 billion in federal revenue over the next decade with a proportion going towards job training, legal aid, small business grants, and services to aid communities adversely impacted by marijuana prohibition. It is also estimated to save 73,000 years of time served and more than $1 billion in federal prison spending.
But the MORE Act also highlights why we can’t let our guard down and why we need you to fight even harder for federal marijuana reform.
At the last minute, legislators made problematic changes to the bill. They added language making it more difficult for people with marijuana convictions to fully participate in the industry at the federal level. They also snuck in provisions to limit resentencing and expungement relief for certain people with criminal legal records – in addition to broad, suspicion-less drug testing for federal workers.
Friend, that’s why we need you to become a member of the Reformers Club with a monthly donation today. Reformers Club members help us keep up the pressure when others think no one is watching.
This historic vote in the House gives us hope, but our fight is far from over. We are committed to removing these unfair provisions and improving the bill to be more inclusive in the next Congress.
But we know there will also be new challenges and new roadblocks from politicians adamant on maintaining a system that is responsible for more than half a million arrests in the United States every year. We must remain vigilant.
That’s why we need more people like you to become Reformers. Join the Reformers club today and your first gift will be matched 3-to-1, too.
Although there is more work to be done, momentum for marijuana justice is accelerating across the country. With your monthly support, it will only be a matter of time before we end the federal war on marijuana and repair the harms of prohibition once and for all.
Join today and TRIPLE your first gift, thanks to a special match.
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With gratitude, Queen Adesuyi Policy Manager, Office of National Affairs Drug Policy Alliance |
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