Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the M.O.R.E. Act but not without opposition.
The vote was 220- 204.
The MORE Act is not expected to clear the 60-vote threshold required for passage in the U.S. Senate.
The issue, politically, remains a contentious topic.
The following representatives have weighed in on why the M.O.R.E. ACT is problematic!!!!!
Thomas Massie,
KY Representative (Republican)
Think the MORE Act repeals all marijuana crimes? Think again, because it creates new marijuana crimes that could result in someone spending the rest of his or her life time in prison and losing the ability to vote and the right to own a firearm.pic.twitter.com/qm9Pv9h7Wz
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) March 31, 2022
“The MORE Act is supposed to make marijuana MORE legal but it creates: MORE marijuana crimes, MORE federal taxes, MORE government spending, MORE central planning. Why not just get the Feds out of it?”
Chris Pappas,
N.H. Representative (Democrat)
I support decriminalizing marijuana, taking it off Schedule I, and making important federal reforms so states can choose how to appropriately regulate these substances.
But the MORE Act is not the right way to do this.
Read my statement: https://t.co/GaDKWSJFmo 1/5 pic.twitter.com/oi6nvUFNiN
— Rep. Chris Pappas (@RepChrisPappas) April 1, 2022
I support decriminalizing marijuana, taking it off Schedule I, and making important federal reforms so states can choose how to appropriately regulate these substances. But the MORE Act is not the right way to do this. It is a deeply flawed bill that contains loopholes that would jeopardize public safety for Granite Staters and all Americans.
Nancy Mace,
S.C. Representative (Republican)
“The MORE Act forces a system on South Carolinians and other states they do not want. By comparison, my bill, the States Reform Act, removes the federal government from the equation and allows states to decide for themselves,”
Dave Joyce,
OH Representative (Republican)
Over 14 million Americans continue to be impacted by state and local #cannabis charges – the MORE Act would do nothing to give them immediate expungement relief.
However, there are bipartisan proposals out there that would and we could’ve voted on those today instead.
— Dave Joyce (@RepDaveJoyce) April 1, 2022
The MORE Act would punish those who have made a point to operate legally at their own personal cost, by placing an additional tax on legal operators to pay for the cost of industry access for illegal operators.”
