Plain Language Summary
# MORE Act (HR 5068) Summary **What the Bill Would Do:** The MORE Act is a federal legalization bill that would remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances and allow states to set their own cannabis policies. If passed, it would eliminate federal criminal penalties for marijuana possession, cultivation, and distribution, while establishing a federal tax on cannabis sales and allowing the federal government to regulate the marijuana industry similarly to how it regulates alcohol. **Who It Affects:** This bill would impact marijuana users, cannabis businesses, states that have legalized marijuana, federal law enforcement agencies, and individuals with prior federal marijuana convictions (the bill includes provisions for reviewing past convictions). It would also affect states that haven't legalized cannabis, since they could continue their own bans while federal law no longer criminalizes the substance. **Current Status:** As of now, the bill is in committee, meaning it has been introduced but has not yet been debated or voted on by the full House.
The bill was sponsored by Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). Without additional information about recent actions, it remains in the early legislative stages and would require committee approval and a full House vote to advance.
Latest Action
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.