The US House of Representatives has voted to decriminalize marijuana
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Cannabis bill to decriminalize gets a vote in the House | Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images The US House of Representatives voted Friday to approve a bill that would decriminalize cannabis at the federal level. It's a first step toward making the drug legal and attempting to undo some of the damage caused by punitive drug laws, particularly among communities of color. The voting happened along party lines, with 220 votes in favor and 204 opposed. The bill faces an uncertain future in the Senate, but advocates say with Democrats controlling both houses of Congress, they're more hopeful that the legislation will finally become law.
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (or MORE Act) would remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances and add a federal tax on cannabis products. It would also...