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#1: Congress takes unprecedented action to amend federal marijuana prohibition
Members of the US House of Representatives in September voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation permitting banks to partner with state-licensed cannabis businesses. The vote marked the first time that a chamber of the US Congress has ever voted on a stand-alone marijuana reform bill. In November, members of the House Judiciary Committee decided in favor of the MORE Act, which removes cannabis from the US Controlled Substances Act. It is the first time that a Congressional committee has ever voted to relinquish marijuana from the control of the federal government. Both measures now await action from the US Senate in 2020.
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