“What we have seen is that the majority of people now realize that the war on drugs failed,” Blumenauer told The Hill.
The House has voted twice in the past year, most recently as part of legislation to bolster U.S.
The House passed a bipartisan bill last fall — by a margin of 361-66 — to eliminate the federal disparity in prison sentences for crack and powder cocaine offenses.
We can’t just incarcerate our way out of these problems. And we sure can’t continue to turn a blind eye to an egregious injustice, like this crack-powder disparity,” said Holly Harris, president of the Justice Action Network, which advocates for criminal justice reform.
adults believe that marijuana should be legal to at least some extent, with most stating it should be legal for medical and recreational use.
At least 37 states, four territories and the District of Columbia allow cannabis products for medical use, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.