RE:Globe & Mailretiredcf wrote: More than three years after legal cannabis arrived in North America on a national scale, Congress is taking another stab at following Canada’s lead by ending long-standing federal prohibitions on marijuana in the United States.
A meeting today of the House of Representatives rules committee is expected to set the stage for debate Thursday and a vote as early as Friday on New York Rep. Jerry Nadler’s Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act.
Canada’s cannabis industry will be watching, albeit with low expectations.
If passed by both the House and the Senate and signed by President Joe Biden, the bill – known as the MORE Act – would help clear the way for the industry’s expansion by declassifying marijuana as a controlled substance.
Old news Mar 30, 2022 • to pump VFF, Link below. The Senate vote will take place before the August recess. It could be sooner than August, I don't know, but Schumer said before the August recess.
Canadian pot producers watch closely as Democrats aim to rewrite U.S. cannabis laws | The Province