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US House passes historic bill that would decriminalize cannabis on the federal level

MMP News AuthorDecember 4, 2020

WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) — The U.S. House of Representatives Friday passed a historic bill that would decriminalize cannabis, ending a federal ban and creating potential to expunge related criminal records. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act would remove marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances ... Read More

House poised to vote to decriminalize marijuana as GOP resists national shift on pot

MMP News AuthorDecember 4, 2020

The vote marks the first time either chamber of Congress has voted on the issue of federally decriminalizing cannabis. Friday’s vote, however, is expected to take place largely along party lines, with Democrats voting overwhelmingly to support the federal decriminalization bill and Republicans likely to broadly oppose it. “This movement ... Read More

Congress takes up historic bill to decriminalize cannabis

MMP News AuthorDecember 4, 2020

As the cannabis industry continues to take root state by state, Congress will consider whether to remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act once and for all. The House will vote Friday on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, or MORE Act, which would decriminalize cannabis and clear ... Read More

House to Make Historic Vote on Whether to Federally Decriminalize Marijuana This Week

MMP News AuthorDecember 1, 2020

Photo: mikeledray / Shutterstock The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on whether to federally decriminalize marijuana this week — an action that would be the biggest move toward marijuana legalization ever taken by Congress. According to a notice posted by the office of House Majority Leader Steny ... Read More

Madison council approves measures to decriminalize marijuana

MMP News AuthorNovember 18, 2020

November 18, 2020 5:35 AM Jaymes Langrehr Posted: November 18, 2020 5:35 AM MADISON, Wis. — The City of Madison’s Common Council is passing a set of new ordinances that largely decriminalizes having less than an ounce of marijuana in the city. Under the new ordinances passed Tuesday night, people ... Read More

Madison to decriminalize cannabis, will not change rules on UW property

MMP News AuthorNovember 17, 2020

The City of Madison will vote on legislation to decriminalize the use of cannabis in the city of Madison during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, is the author and co-sponsor of the legislation, which the Public Safety Review Committee recommended for approval to the Common Council ... Read More