House Approves Decriminalizing Marijuana; Bill To Stall In Senate
![Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon has been pushing for federal decriminalization laws for years and argued Americans already showed support by voting to legalize cannabis in states across the country.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/12/04/ap_20114690966719_wide-6e04886c00a62db68e22cfeeeafd9fca9936c71d.jpg?s=600)
The legislation removes cannabis from the list of federally controlled substances and expunges low-level convictions and arrests. But the GOP Senate is not expected to take up the bill.
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