MORE ACT SHOULD BE TAKEN UP BY THE U.S. SENATE
“Legalization would be good for business in Iowa. New income and tax revenue for schools, potential for property tax relief, and increased funding for mental health and substance abuse treatment. It’s a win-win for both rural Iowa and our larger communities and cities. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley should help bring a bill forward in the Senate.”
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DES MOINES, IA -- Today the House of Representatives passed a bill to decriminalize marijauna with five Republicans and one Libertarian voting with Democrats for passage. The MORE Act would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act along with individual penalties for those possessing, distributing, or manufacturing marijauna. The bill includes a 5% sales tax on products in order to invest in things such as job training, substance abuse, and legal aid for those whose lives were impacted by the War on Drugs.
Eddie Mauro, President and founder of New Frontier Action, said in response, “This bill makes big steps towards addressing the injustices and racial disparities represented by The War on Drugs. It also would be good for the economy at a time when city and state budgets are strained to the breaking point and working people cannot make ends meet to put food on the table.”
Mark Langgin, Executive Director of New Frontier Action, said in reaction to the bill, “Legalization would be good for business in Iowa. New income and tax revenue for schools, potential for property tax relief, and increased funding for mental health and substance abuse treatment. It’s a win-win for both rural Iowa and our larger communities and cities. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley should help bring a bill forward in the Senate.”
Vice President-Elect Sen. Kamala Harris has introduced a companion bill in the Senate, but it’s currently stuck in the Republican controlled Senate Finance Committee. This past fall, in every state where it was on the ballot, marijauna passed across the country, bringing the total of states where it is legalized to 36 states for medicinal purposes and 15 for recreational.
