March 24, 2022 John,
Yes, you read that correctly. After asking you to speak out and to demand a vote in Congress to end marijuana prohibition, your voices have been heard. We just received notification this afternoon that the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act is scheduled for a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives next week!
It is incredibly important that we continue building momentum for removing marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and repairing the harms caused by America’s disastrous federal marijuana laws, and your continued support is helping us to move the ball forward.
Next week’s vote will mark only the second time in more than 50 years that a chamber of Congress has revisited the classification of cannabis as a federally prohibited substance. As we head into the midterm elections, this vote will provide us with a record of where our elected officials stand on this important public policy.
We still have much more work to do. If we want to build a strong bipartisan coalition in favor of federal legalization and encourage the Senate to take action on this issue, we need as many lawmakers as possible to support this bill. Please take a moment now to
contact your Representatives and urge them to vote YES on the MORE Act.
Thanks for all you do,
Morgan Fox
NORML Political Director
