Friend,

Today the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment & Expungement (MORE) Act was passed by the House Judiciary Committee, the first vote since the bill was reintroduced in May.

Now it’s time to build even more support and encourage the House to pass it this year. Tell your Representative to advance marijuana justice by passing the MORE Act immediately.

The MORE Act would end the federal war on marijuana and repair the harms of prohibition, which has disproportionately harmed Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and low-income communities. It would:

Deschedule marijuana at the federal level by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act
Reinvest marijuana tax revenue into communities negatively impacted by the drug war with grants for the development of employment programs, reentry guidance, youth resources, and more
Provide expungement and resentencing opportunities for people with marijuana convictions
Address lifelong consequences of marijuana arrests and convictions such as preventing federal agencies from denying public benefits and protecting immigrants from being denied citizenship
Help ensure an equitable and diverse marketplace so that communities that have suffered under prohibition are able to fully participate in the industry

Last year, the Drug Policy Alliance and supporters like you made history by convincing the House to pass this groundbreaking bill – the first time a chamber of Congress has ever approved legislation that deschedules marijuana and centers reparative justice.

But the House must pass this bill again so we can move onto the Senate: take action to demand a House vote on the MORE Act.

Marijuana legalization centered in racial and social justice is gaining momentum among the public and in the states, including our recent victories in New York and New Mexico.

Even as we make progress, hundreds of thousands of people are still arrested every year for simply possessing marijuana. It shouldn’t be this way.

Federal reform is needed now more than ever. Together, let’s fight for marijuana justice across the country.

Sincerely,

Queen Adesuyi
Policy Manager, National Affairs
Drug Policy Alliance

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