The MORE Act gets reintroduced to Congress with a very uncertain outlook. President Biden’s federal budget proposal continues to uphold the prohibition of cannabis sales in DC, and Montana legalizes recreational cannabis.
The MORE Act has been reintroduced in Congress
And Montana legalizes recreational cannabis
This is Lo with Veriheal keeping you up to date with the latest in cannabis news
This past Friday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler reintroduced The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021, otherwise known as the MORE Act.
It would decriminalize possession, expunge criminal records and establish social equity measures for communities hit the hardest by the War on Drugs.
The bill will also increase taxes on recreational products that will fund job training, health education, re-entry, and legal aid for people from communities impacted by the drug war.
The outlook for this bill still remains unknown as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer intends to prioritize a separate federal legalization bill that has similar provisions.
So, stay tuned as we stay on top of this developing story.
Next in news,
While Congress aims to address comprehensive drug reform, President Biden’s new budget proposal continues to maintain a longstanding policy that prevents D.C. from using its tax dollars to implement a retail cannabis program.
Though this is disappointing for DC, the budget plan still prevents the Justice Dept. from interfering with state cannabis legalization everywhere else.
But this is not sitting well with the DC Delegate, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton who pointed out the perplexity of Biden’s decision given the fact that he openly supports DC statehood and has even repeatedly emphasized that states should be allowed to make their own decisions on recreational legalization.
If this is his stance, it certainly is not being reflected in his current federal budget proposal.
While Biden evidently supports that DC remain unable to profit from recreational cannabis sales
like state jurisdictions can,
he did recommend removing a provision that prevents the District from using local funds to provide abortion services, which is an ability granted to 17 other states and an issue, like cannabis, that also disproportionaltely impacts communities of color.
So, for Biden to break down barriers yet continue to uphold them certainly magnifies an inconsistency.
Rep. Norton stated that she will be working very hard to ensure that the anti-cannabis provision is not included in the budget by the time it reaches the President’s desk.
And lastly, this past month, Montana finally legalized recreational cannabis!
Months after voters approved, Gov. Gianforte has finally signed an adult use cannabis bill for those 21 years and up in the state of Montana
The bill will implement and regulate the recreational program and also fund a substance abuse program called the HEART Fund.
In a statement to the media, the governor said “From the start, I’ve been clear that we need to bring more resources to combat the drug epidemic that’s devastating our communities… The HEART Fund will offer new supports to Montanans who want to get clean, sober, and healthy.”
At this time, the only legal way to acquire recreational cannabis in Montana is to grow it.
Those who wish to make purchases won’t be able to until January 2022 unless they have a medical card.
So go ahead and like this video and give us a follow at Veriheal for the latest in cannabis news
Thanks for watching!
The flowering buds of the cannabis plant have always been the star of the show due to their high concentration of cannabinoids like THC and CBD that create effects for consumers. But what many don’t know is that other parts of the plant—specifically the trim removed after harvesting—can be used for a variety of purposes….
Thinking about magic mushrooms takes me back to my teenage years when we would pick liberty caps from farmers’ fields. Liberty caps offered a great free buzz at the time in my life when I started to understand these substances to be a mind-expanding one as well. What started out as fun and giggles eventually…
Can you imagine what it is like to be overcome with intense feelings of euphoria? In the midst of all the madness caused by the motions of life, you take a pill and suddenly everything is brighter, more magical, and just feels so darn good? It turns out that this blissful drug, MDMA, has the…
Many states across the U.S. have legalized cannabis for medical and retail consumption. The regulations governing these industries primarily focus on the products’ content of the two most prominent cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant, cannabidiol (CBD) and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). But in recent months, a new cannabinoid known as delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8 THC) has entered the…
Ketamine, with its “triple-threat of sedative, stimulating, and psychedelic effects,” according to The Cut, has a wild and elusive history. First approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1970 as a wartime anesthetic, ketamine turned into a popular party drug feared by parents everywhere before eventually being considered as a treatment for…
Cannabis contains many cannabinoids that interact with the body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS), which we still have much to learn about. The most…
For over a year, the Iowaska Church of Healing tried and failed to obtain a religious exemption from the IRS in order…
The American Cancer Society estimates that 281,550 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every single year. Of this amount, as many as…
