House poised to pass bill legalizing marijuana

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House poised to pass bill legalizing marijuana

BY CRISTINA MARCOS - 03/28/22 06:00 AM EDT 1,813

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/599820-house-poised-to-pass-bill-legalizing-marijuana

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The House is poised to pass legislation this week that would legalize marijuana, just the latest example of the swiftly changing attitudes on drug laws that marks a near reversal from the Reagan-era war on drugs that also reverberated through the 1990s.

The bill legalizing marijuana has near-uniform support among Democrats and a top ally in Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.), who has been aiming to introduce a similar measure this spring.

And it’s just one of several pieces of legislation that underlines the shift in Congress’s attitude — a change that has come about in part because of the way past drug laws have disproportionately hit minority communities.

“This Congress represents a sea change,” said Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus.

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[CentralMass]

1. Manchin and rhe gop's 50 will kill it in the Senate.

[EYESORE 9001]

2. If they do, perhaps it'll contribute to gooper losses in November

Support for cannabis legalization is an issue that crosses ideological boundaries to some extent.

[Hoyt]

5. Agree. They'll have a tough time justifying defeating this.

[kysrsoze]

3. I'm not so sure. This is a popular issue and may pull some Repubs in. If not, it may cost them

some seats. I imagine Manchin will vote against it b/c his daughter is a pharma slimeball. But i'm hopefull some Repubs may vote to get it to the floor and a few vote for passage.

If this isn't an issue of freedom, I don't know what is.

[maxsolomon]

4. Do it via voice vote in the Senate!

Patty Murray Permanent DST-style