Federal legislation that would decriminalize marijuana nationwide along with several other changes has gained its 80th sponsor in the House of Representatives.
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act now has 80 sponsors, 75 more than it did when it was filed in September by Representative Jerrold Nadler (D) along with four cosponsors.
The MORE Act would fully decriminalize marijuana by removing it entirely as a federal controlled substance. The measure would place a 5% excise tax on legal marijuana sales for the first two years, with it increasing to 8% by the fifth year.
The Act also includes several provisions to protect marijuana consumers, including preventing them from being denied public benefits and allowing marijuana convictions to be expunged (removed) from people’s records
Representative Nadler has described the MORE Act as “one of the most comprehensive marijuana reform bills ever introduced in the U.S. Congress”, which “aims to correct the historical injustices of failed drug policies that have disproportionately impacted communities of color and low-income communities by requiring resentencing and expungement of prior convictions.”
You can find the full text of the MORE Act by clicking here.
Below is the full list of representatives sponsoring the MORE Act:
- Jerrold Nadler [D-NY12]
- Steve Cohen [D-TN9]
- Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
- Nydia Velázquez [D-NY7]
- David Scott [D-GA13]
- Jamie Raskin [D-MD8]
- Henry C. “Hank” Johnson [D-GA4]
- Frederica Wilson [D-FL24]
- Jared Huffman [D-CA2]
- Jesús “Chuy” García [D-IL4]
- Valerie Hoyle [D-OR4]
- Dina Titus [D-NV1]
- Seth Moulton [D-MA6]
- Marilyn Strickland [D-WA10]
- Alma Adams [D-NC12]
- Shontel Brown [D-OH11]
- Jasmine Crockett [D-TX30]
- Pramila Jayapal [D-WA7]
- Lisa Blunt Rochester [D-DE]
- Tony Cárdenas [D-CA29]
- Joe Neguse [D-CO2]
- Cori Bush [D-MO1]
- Katie Porter [D-CA47]
- Melanie Stansbury [D-NM1]
- Kweisi Mfume [D-MD7]
- Troy Carter [D-LA2]
- James “Jim” McGovern [D-MA2]
- Chellie Pingree [D-ME1]
- Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR1]
- Ilhan Omar [D-MN5]
- Jamaal Bowman [D-NY16]
- Mark Takano [D-CA39]
- Diana DeGette [D-CO1]
- Janice “Jan” Schakowsky [D-IL9]
- Paul Tonko [D-NY20]
- Kathy Castor [D-FL14]
- Becca Balint [D-VT]
- Luis Correa [D-CA46]
- Sheila Jackson Lee [D-TX18]
- Ted Lieu [D-CA36]
- Mary Scanlon [D-PA5]
- Eric Swalwell [D-CA14]
- Mike Levin [D-CA49]
- Ro Khanna [D-CA17]
- Rashida Tlaib [D-MI12]
- Robert Julio Garcia [D-CA42]
- Jimmy Gomez [D-CA34]
- Gerald Connolly [D-VA11]
- Maxwell Frost [D-FL10]
- Dan Goldman [D-NY10]
- Morgan McGarvey [D-KY3]
- Dean Phillips [D-MN3]
- Shri Thanedar [D-MI13]
- Earl Blumenauer [D-OR3]
- Lloyd Doggett [D-TX37]
- Suzan DelBene [D-WA1]
- Dwight Evans [D-PA3]
- Jimmy Panetta [D-CA19]
- Daniel Kildee [D-MI8]
- Donald Beyer [D-VA8]
- Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO5]
- Barbara Lee [D-CA12]
- Gregory Meeks [D-NY5]
- Mark Pocan [D-WI2]
- Ayanna Pressley [D-MA7]
- Brad Sherman [D-CA32]
- David Trone [D-MD6]
- Bonnie Watson Coleman [D-NJ12]
- Nikema Williams [D-GA5]
- Sylvia Garcia [D-TX29]
- Grace Meng [D-NY6]
- Delia Ramirez [D-IL3]
- Ritchie Torres [D-NY15]
- Al Green [D-TX9]
- Betty McCollum [D-MN4]
- Brendan Boyle [D-PA2]
- Adam Smith [D-WA9]
- Joaquin Castro [D-TX20]
- Joseph Morelle [D-NY25]
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL20]
