This Wednesday, November 20, the House Judiciary Committee will
hold a markup of H.R. 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement
Act (MORE Act). The bill's sponsors and advocates for
cannabis normalization say the legislation is the most
comprehensive ever considered by Congress. In fact, due to the
bill's sprawling reforms, it was referred to eight separate
committees for consideration according to their discrete
jurisdictions. The Judiciary Committee will be the first to
consider the bill and the Committee members will have opportunities
to amend it.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) is the bill's lead sponsor and
the chairman of the Judiciary Committee. He introduced the bill in
July and will preside over Wednesday's markup. Fifty-four
Democrats and one Republican have cosponsored the MORE Act.
