The House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level
- 2 years ago
Two Democrats voted no: Chris Pappas of New Hampshire and Henry Cuellar of Texas.
Bentz continued, "What's deeply and truly disturbing, however, about this bill is its failure to address the clear consequences of legalization, such as what this drug does to children, to drivers on our highways, to the mental health of up to 30 percent of those adults who choose to use marijuana to communities inundated with hundreds, if not thousands of foreign cartel operated, unlicensed out of control marijuana grows."
Lamb cited his time as an assistant attorney general in Pittsburgh.
The House of Representatives voted 228-164 to pass the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act in 2020, the first time either chamber of Congress has ever voted to decriminalize marijuana.
However, the legislation stalled going to the Senate, and eventually died without going any farther.
Bentz continued, "What's deeply and truly disturbing, however, about this bill is its failure to address the clear consequences of legalization, such as what this drug does to children, to drivers on our highways, to the mental health of up to 30 percent of those adults who choose to use marijuana to communities inundated with hundreds, if not thousands of foreign cartel operated, unlicensed out of control marijuana grows."
Lamb cited his time as an assistant attorney general in Pittsburgh.
The House of Representatives voted 228-164 to pass the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act in 2020, the first time either chamber of Congress has ever voted to decriminalize marijuana.
However, the legislation stalled going to the Senate, and eventually died without going any farther.