There are 107 members of the United States Congress who have sponsored one of two bills to deschedule marijuana. Here’s a look at the five states with the most lawmakers supporting this move.
Earlier this month a coalition of 18 US Senators introduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA). The measure would fully deschedule marijuana, allow expungements of marijuana charges, and establish a federal marijuana excise tax. In April 2023 similar legislation was filed in the House, titled the MORE Act. The proposal currently has 89 sponsors, more than any marijuana-related bill other than the SAFE Banking Act, which has 120.
Between the two bills, there are 30 different states with representatives sponsoring legislation to completely remove marijuana as a substance on the Controlled Substances Act.
Below are the five states with the most lawmakers supporting these efforts.
California
16 representatives
- Senator Laphonza R. Butler
- Senator Alex Padilla
- Representative Salud Carbajal
- Representative Jared Huffman
- Representative Tony Cárdenas
- Representative Katie Porter
- Representative Mark Takano
- Representative Ted Lieu
- Representative Mike Levin
- Representative Ro Khanna
- Representative Barbara Lee
- Representative Jimmy Panetta
- Representative Jimmy Gomez
- Representative Brad Sherman
- Representative Robert Julio Garcia
- Representative Eric Swalwell
New York
12 representatives
- Senator Charles E. Schumer
- Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Representative Jerrold Nadler
- Representative Nydia Velázquez
- Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Representative Jamaal Bowman
- Representative Paul Tonko
- Representative Grace Meng
- Representative Ritchie Torres
- Representative Gregory Meeks
- Representative Joseph Morelle
- Representative Dan Goldman
Massachusetts
5 representatives
- Senator Edward J. Markey
- Senator Elizabeth Warren
- Representative Seth Moulton
- Representative James “Jim” McGovern
- Representative Ayanna Pressley
Oregon
5 representatives
- Senator Ron Wyden
- Senator Jeff Merkley
- Representative Suzanne Bonamici
- Representative Earl Blumenauer
- Representative Valerie Hoyle
Pennsylvania
5 representatives
- Senator John Fetterman
- Representative Mary Scanlon
- Representative Dwight Evans
- Representative Brendan Boyle
- Representative Chris Deluzio
Washington
5 representatives
- Senator Patty Murray
- Representative Marilyn Strickland
- Representative Pramila Jayapal
- Representative Suzan DelBene
- Representative Adam Smith
