John,

At the end of 2020, the House of Representatives passed the historic
Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act.

At the time, it died immediately in Mitch McConnell's Senate.

But now, with a Democratic House and Senate, we must pressure Congress to
pass the MORE Act which would end the federal prohibition and
criminalization of marijuana.

[ [link removed] ]Stand with DFA as we urge Speaker Nancy Pelosi to bring the Marijuana
Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act up for a Vote.

Sign On: [link removed]

It's past time to decriminalize cannabis at the federal level, expunge
low-level marijuana arrests, and begin the process of undoing a failed war
on drugs that has been used to criminalize communities of color.

The MORE Act goes beyond ending the federal prohibition and
criminalization of marijuana. It also makes several other important
changes to federal marijuana policy, including:

* Facilitating the expungement of low-level, federal marijuana
convictions, and incentivizing state and local governments to take
similar actions;

 

* Creating pathways for ownership opportunities in the emerging
regulated industry as well as other sectors of the economy for
local and diversely-reflective entrepreneurs who have been impacted
under prohibition through the Small Business Administration grant
eligibility;

 

* Allowing veterans, for the first time, to obtain medical cannabis
recommendations from their VA doctors in states that have an
established medical cannabis program;

 

* Removing the threat of deportation for immigrants accused of minor
marijuana infractions or who are gainfully employed in the
state-legal cannabis industry;

 

* Providing critical reinvestment grant opportunities for communities
that have suffered disproportionate rates of marijuana-related
enforcement actions;

We can make this happen. We can take a giant step forward in the fight to
end the drug war and begin to repair the decades of damage done by this
racist policy… but we can't do it without your support.

[ [link removed] ]Please add your name to stand with DFA as we urge Speaker Nancy Pelosi
to bring the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act up
for a Vote.

Sign On: [link removed]

Thank you for adding your name!

- Molly

Molly Goldberg
Development Manager
Democracy for America




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