POSITIVE Justice & Civil Liberties 119th Congress

H.R.5068 MORE Act (Marijuana Descheduling)

MORE Act — removes marijuana from the federal controlled substances schedule and expunges prior federal marijuana convictions (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

ACLU documents Black Americans 3.6-3.7x more likely arrested for marijuana despite equal usage; 37 states have medical programs.

ACLU "The War on Marijuana in Black and White" (2013): Black Americans 3.73x more likely to be arrested for marijuana despite similar usage rates; ACLU follow-up (2020) found ratio persisted at 3.64x

21 U.S.C. § 812 — current Schedule I classification of marijuana
Pew Research (2024): 57% of Americans favor legalization; 37 states have medical programs

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$0 combined quarterly activity

1 lobbying firm

1 client represented

2025-fourth_quarter–2026-second_quarter filing period

Policy Areas Covered

Tobacco

Who Hired the Lobbyists

AMERICANS FOR NONSMOKERS' RIGHTS

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

MORE Act — marijuana legalization and expungement. Marijuana enforcement has documented racially disparate impacts (Black Americans 3.7x more likely to be arrested, ACLU).