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U.S. House makes historic vote to decriminalize marijuana

MMP News AuthorDecember 5, 2020

click to enlarge Rena Schild / Shutterstock.com We are now one step closer to the federal decriminalization of cannabis. Members of the House of Representatives voted on Friday to approve the ... Read More

The United Nations just held a historic vote on marijuana

MMP News AuthorDecember 4, 2020

In a historic vote on December 2, the 53 member states of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) voted to remove cannabis from Schedule IV of the United Nations’ drug classification system during a meeting in Vienna. The CND is a United Nations body charged with supervising the application of ... Read More

Morocco votes 'Yes' in historic UN vote on rescheduling cannabis

MMP News AuthorDecember 4, 2020

Morocco was among several other countries who voted in favour of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)’s rescheduling cannabis and cannabis-related substances as a less dangerous drug. The vote was cast on Wednesday at Vienna during the CND’s 63rd session. The tightly contested poll which saw 27 votes in favour ... Read More

US House backs decriminalising cannabis in historic vote

MMP News AuthorDecember 4, 2020

The drug’s inclusion on the list has left the US federal government out of line with the many states which have legalised marijuana for medical use and some, like Colorado, which have completely freed and regulated it for recreational use.— HighGradeRoots/IStock.com pic via AFP WASHINGTON, Dec 5 — US House ... Read More

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

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