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)
“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. 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)
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.”
