A bipartisan but Republican-led effort to legalize marijuana federally was reintroduced in Congress last week, but chances for passage might be slim in the House under new Speaker Mike Johnson.
Rep. Nancy Mace, a South Carolina republican, was expected to reintroduce the States Reform Act before Oct. 24, when her office refiled a bill “to amend the Controlled Substances Act regarding marihuana.”
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The bill, which currently has no text and serves as a placeholder, of sorts, has four co-sponsors: Democratic Reps. Dean Phillips of Minnesota and David Trone of Maryland as well as Republican Reps. Tom McClintock of California and Matt Gaetz of Florida.
Mace’s office did not immediately provide a statement to MJBizDaily.
A previous version of Mace’s marijuana legalization bill – introduced in November 2021, when Democrats still controlled the House – would have removed marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and set a
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