Lawmakers from 33 different states are now sponsoring federal legislation to deschedule marijuana, and to respect state marijuana laws.

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The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, filed in April 2023 in the US House of Representatives, now has 94 sponsors, while the Senate’s Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) has 18 sponsors.
The MORE Act and CAOA would both fully deschedule marijuana, effectively ending its nationwide prohibition. Additionally, both measures propose a federal excise tax on legal marijuana sales and allow for the expungement of prior marijuana convictions.
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