Just three GOP votes in favor (two who had supported: the recently deceased Don Young of Alaska & Denver Riggleman of Virginia are no longer members of the House)
https://thehill.com/news/house/3256567-just-three-gop-lawmakers-back-marijuana-legalization-vote-two-dems-vote-no/
from POLITICO dot-com
The House is set to pass legislation on Friday to legalize marijuana nationwide, an effort that has unprecedented levels of support in both chambers of Congress.
The bill is likely to pass the lower chamber largely along party lines, with most Republicans expected to oppose it.
Proponents argue that legalizing marijuana at the federal level will simply reflect most states’ existing policies that allow it in some form.
They also frame the effort as a way to end the disproportionate punishment of racial minorities and people in low-income communities for possessing and using weed.
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act
https://thehill.com/news/house/3255862-house-set-to-pass-marijuana-legalization-friday/
Friday’s vote will mark the second time that House Democrats have advanced legislation to decriminalize marijuana, after previously passing the measure in December 2020.
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