Two-thirds of Americans support marijuana legalization, but legislation seems to be going nowhere fast on Capitol Hill
But Democrats are fighting Democrats over whether to focus on social justice issues or industry priorities like banking. Marijuana advocates are divided among themselves over whether to push for full legalization or settle for less far-reaching legislation. And many Republicans — some of whom are seeing the benefits of cannabis legalization in their home states — are still decidedly against any legalization on the national level, even for medicinal uses.
The central tension in the House is how much emphasis should be put on full marijuana legalization versus single-issue bills that address industry concerns. “I don’t especially like incrementalism,” said Rep. Barbara Lee , a co-sponsor of the MORE Act. “You know you gotta do this in a big way.” “There is a sense that [MORE] is going to be the bill to make it to the floor and be the first marijuana bill out of the gate,” said Michael Collins of the Drug Policy Alliance, an advocacy group that supports overhauling the country’s drug laws. “The banking bill won’t go until after the MORE Act.”
Littlejohn argues that as long as cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, there will always be incentives for advocates and lawmakers to pass more cannabis legislation in the future — including something like the MORE Act — even if SAFE passes now.
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