"Congressman Joyce has been instrumental in building support for marijuana policy among Republicans in the House and it's our hope that the goodwill built will not be jettisoned over differences in unrelated matters such as impeachment," he said. Some advocates were upset, for example, that the Democratic-controlled House passed a marijuana banking bill last month before advancing broader legislation to deschedule cannabis and address social equity issues. President Trump has indicated he would sign that legislation, the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act. Messaging bills, they drive me nuts because, ‘oh yeah we stood up for this, we passed this bill.’ Where's it go? Closer to home, Joyce thinks that his state of Ohio could end up legalizing marijuana in the near future.

Source: Forbes October 25, 2019 17:03 UTC