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By Sophie Lovering In an article published by The Roundtable on November 22, 2020, I wrote that “[the] passage of Measure 110 demonstrates the public’s growing resistance to the American war on drugs” [1]. Just last month, Oregon passed Measure 110 with 55.8% of the popular vote and decriminalized the possession of small amounts of hard drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin [1]. This “war on the war on drugs” is spreading; on Friday, December 4, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would decriminalize marijuana and expunge nonviolent offenders with marijuana-related convictions [2].The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, or MORE Act, which won by a margin of 226-164 votes, represents the first time either chamber of Congress has ever endorsed the decriminalization of marijuana [2]. The bill would not only decriminalize cannabis, but also instate a five percent tax on the drug, with profits funding small business grant programs to aid the individuals most impacted by the criminalization of marijuana [2].
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