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FYI for those in the US: the MORE act, which * decriminalizes marijuana, * removes it from the schedule system entirely, * appears to just duct tape it to ex

FYI for those in the US: the MORE act, which * decriminalizes marijuana, * removes it from the schedule system entirely, * appears to just duct tape it to existing tobacco laws, and * reinvests the funds in communities disproportionately effected by the "war on drugs" just passed the House Rules Committee and goes up for vote in the house some time this week. The question is whether this will ever get through the senate

badconvincer 6y ago
Not with connie
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ehsankia 6y ago
> The question is whether this will ever get through the senate Is it really though? I assumed it was 100% for show, to have something they can use in campaign ads. I see 0% probability of it coming to the senate. So the House is just passing a bunch of laws that look good on their resume.
- tyre 6y ago
  Even if Democrats win the two GA senate seats and are therefore the majority (50 + VP), this will not pass. As a country, we are not there yet. 2022 Senate races are far too important to be trying to get ahead of where the country is. You lose suburban moms.
  - vmception 6y ago
    Also, everything in Congress right now gets erased on January 3rd at the end of the 116th session.
  - free_rms 6y ago
    The country is actually way ahead of the politicians on this stuff though. Red states are getting there ahead of blue politicians. I think it's more of a generational thing.
- nerdponx 6y ago
  That's OK to me. It helps normalize the idea by getting media attention.
vmception 6y ago
FYI its great you are passionate about something, but this Congress has passed a historically low number of bills due to its ideological dysfunction, while having a historically high backlog of bills. Everything in committee gets erased in 30 days, and will need to be reintroduced which requires your representative to: still be in the next session and still care about it instead of something relevant at that point in time. Your bill is dead in the water.
- tyre 6y ago
  Yes. And note that this was introduced by Kamala Harris who was voting and releasing bills based on setting herself up for a presidential run. This specific bill — which she knew would never even reach the floor of the Senate — was to counter her conservatism on drugs and incarceration as CA Attorney General. She had one of — if not the — most "progressive" voting records in the Senate, but that's not to say she'll push these policies as VP or that they reflect what a Democratic majority would vote on (let alone pass.)
nashashmi 6y ago
I think Americans should be aware now that drug problems don’t go away with legalization. They only get worse. Many of the drug dealers just move on from marijuana to other illegal drugs. They don’t try to establish themselves with the drug they are selling. Watch Hassan minhaj patriot act on the marijuana business. None of the benefits that marijuana legalization supporters rant about occurred. If any benefit happens, it’s more people use the drug and that doesn’t benefit anyone.
dragonwriter 6y ago
> The question is whether this will ever get through the senate “Ever” being sharply limited because the current Congress ends in a month and a day. Also, no, it won't. Nor would it likely be signed into law even if it did. A similar bill in the next Congress might have better prospects, maybe.

badconvincer 6y ago

Not with connie

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ehsankia 6y ago

> The question is whether this will ever get through the senate Is it really though? I assumed it was 100% for show, to have something they can use in campaign ads. I see 0% probability of it coming to the senate. So the House is just passing a bunch of laws that look good on their resume.

tyre 6y ago
Even if Democrats win the two GA senate seats and are therefore the majority (50 + VP), this will not pass. As a country, we are not there yet. 2022 Senate races are far too important to be trying to get ahead of where the country is. You lose suburban moms.
- vmception 6y ago
  Also, everything in Congress right now gets erased on January 3rd at the end of the 116th session.
- free_rms 6y ago
  The country is actually way ahead of the politicians on this stuff though. Red states are getting there ahead of blue politicians. I think it's more of a generational thing.
nerdponx 6y ago
That's OK to me. It helps normalize the idea by getting media attention.

vmception 6y ago

FYI its great you are passionate about something, but this Congress has passed a historically low number of bills due to its ideological dysfunction, while having a historically high backlog of bills. Everything in committee gets erased in 30 days, and will need to be reintroduced which requires your representative to: still be in the next session and still care about it instead of something relevant at that point in time. Your bill is dead in the water.

tyre 6y ago
Yes. And note that this was introduced by Kamala Harris who was voting and releasing bills based on setting herself up for a presidential run. This specific bill — which she knew would never even reach the floor of the Senate — was to counter her conservatism on drugs and incarceration as CA Attorney General. She had one of — if not the — most "progressive" voting records in the Senate, but that's not to say she'll push these policies as VP or that they reflect what a Democratic majority would vote on (let alone pass.)

nashashmi 6y ago

I think Americans should be aware now that drug problems don’t go away with legalization. They only get worse. Many of the drug dealers just move on from marijuana to other illegal drugs. They don’t try to establish themselves with the drug they are selling. Watch Hassan minhaj patriot act on the marijuana business. None of the benefits that marijuana legalization supporters rant about occurred. If any benefit happens, it’s more people use the drug and that doesn’t benefit anyone.

dragonwriter 6y ago

> The question is whether this will ever get through the senate “Ever” being sharply limited because the current Congress ends in a month and a day. Also, no, it won't. Nor would it likely be signed into law even if it did. A similar bill in the next Congress might have better prospects, maybe.