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I've learned bill coming out of the House means nothing nowadays. If this came out of the Senate then maybe this would be something to hype, but coming from the

I've learned bill coming out of the House means nothing nowadays. If this came out of the Senate then maybe this would be something to hype, but coming from the house where over 90% of bills have died so far this year my expectation is rather muted because of that.

inglor_cz 5y ago
It is still indication of a trend. Many states have legalized MJ this way or another, and there was no tsunami of bad consequences, so even the federal politicians start to be moderately brave. Also, legal stuff can be taxed and this is one tax that even GOP won't hate.
taylodl 5y ago
It's posturing for the 2022 midterms. The Dems want to be able to point to the Repubs stalling on MJ legalization. The Repubs want to point to the Dems wanting to take away everyone's guns and kill everybody's babies. I think it's utterly ridiculous but, these parties spend millions of dollars on elections analysis and I'm assuming they're not blowing their money, so I must conclude these tactics work.