I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5068 
To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in 
certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide 
for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 29, 2025 
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms. TITUS, Ms. OMAR, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. LIEU, 
Ms. NORTON, Mr. COHEN, Mr. MCGARVEY, Mr. CORREA, Mr. 
THANEDAR, Ms. BALINT, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. TONKO, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. FROST, Mrs. WATSON COLE-
MAN, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. 
POCAN, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 
GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. 
CASAR, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. MRVAN, and Ms. 
CASTOR of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Ways and 
Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government 
Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for 
reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by 
the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain 
cannabis offenses, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marijuana Opportunity 
Reinvestment and Expungement Act’’ or the ‘‘MORE 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The communities that have been most 
harmed by cannabis prohibition are benefiting the 
least from the legal marijuana marketplace. 
(2) A legacy of racial and ethnic injustices, 
compounded by the disproportionate collateral con-
sequences of 80 years of cannabis prohibition en-
forcement, now limits participation in the industry. 
(3) 40 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 
Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have 
adopted laws allowing legal access to cannabis, and 
24 States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam 
have adopted laws legalizing cannabis for adult rec-
reational use. 
(4) A total of 47 States have reformed their 
laws pertaining to cannabis despite the Schedule I 
status of marijuana and its Federal criminalization. 
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(5) 
Legal 
cannabis 
sales 
totaled 
$20,000,000,000 in 2020 and are projected to reach 
$40,500,000,000 by 2025. 
(6) According to the American Civil Liberties 
Union (ACLU), enforcing cannabis prohibition laws 
costs taxpayers approximately $3.6 billion a year. 
(7) The continued enforcement of cannabis pro-
hibition laws results in over 200,000 arrests annu-
ally, disproportionately impacting people of color 
who are almost 4 times more likely to be arrested 
for cannabis possession than their White counter-
parts, despite equal rates of use across populations. 
(8) People of color have been historically tar-
geted by discriminatory sentencing practices result-
ing in Black men receiving drug sentences that are 
13.1 percent longer than sentences imposed for 
White men and Latinos being nearly 6.5 times more 
likely to receive a Federal sentence for cannabis pos-
session than non-Hispanic Whites. 
(9) In 2013, simple cannabis possession was the 
fourth most common cause of deportation for any of-
fense and the most common cause of deportation for 
drug law violations. 
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(10) Fewer than one-fifth of cannabis business 
owners identify as minorities and only approximately 
4 percent are Black. 
(11) Applicants for cannabis licenses are lim-
ited by numerous laws, regulations, and exorbitant 
permit applications, licensing fees, and costs in these 
States, which can require more than $700,000. 
(12) Historically disproportionate arrest and 
conviction rates make it particularly difficult for 
people of color to enter the legal cannabis market-
place, as most States bar these individuals from par-
ticipating. 
(13) Federal law severely limits access to loans 
and capital for cannabis businesses, disproportion-
ately impacting minority small business owners. 
(14) Some States and municipalities have taken 
proactive steps to mitigate inequalities in the legal 
cannabis marketplace and ensure equal participation 
in the industry. 
SEC. 3. DECRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS. 
(a) CANNABIS REMOVED FROM SCHEDULE OF CON-
TROLLED SUBSTANCES.— 
(1) REMOVAL IN STATUTE.—Subsection (c) of 
schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘(10) Marihuana.’’; and 
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘(17) 
Tetrahydrocannabinols, 
except 
for 
tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp (as defined 
under section 297A of the Agricultural Mar-
keting Act of 1946).’’. 
(2) REMOVAL
FROM
SCHEDULE.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Attorney General shall finalize a rule-
making under section 201(a)(2) removing mari-
huana and tetrahydrocannabinols from the schedules 
of controlled substances. For the purposes of the 
Controlled 
Substances 
Act, 
marihuana 
and 
tetrahydrocannabinols shall each be deemed to be a 
drug or other substance that does not meet the re-
quirements for inclusion in any schedule. A rule-
making under this paragraph shall be considered to 
have taken effect as of the date of enactment of this 
Act for purposes of any offense committed, case 
pending, conviction entered, and, in the case of a ju-
venile, any offense committed, case pending, and ad-
judication of juvenile delinquency entered before, on, 
or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
TO CONTROLLED 
SUBSTANCES ACT.—The Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 102(44) (21 U.S.C. 802(44)), by 
striking ‘‘marihuana,’’; 
(2) in section 401(b) (21 U.S.C. 841(b))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (vi), by inserting 
‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 
(II) by striking clause (vii); and 
(III) 
by 
redesignating 
clause 
(viii) as clause (vii); 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in clause (vi), by inserting 
‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 
(II) by striking clause (vii); and 
(III) 
by 
redesignating 
clause 
(viii) as clause (vii); 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), in the first 
sentence, by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A), 
(B), and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graphs (A) and (B)’’; 
(iv) by striking subparagraph (D); 
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(v) by redesignating subparagraph (E) 
as subparagraph (D); and 
(vi) in subparagraph (D)(i), as so re-
designated, by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (C) 
and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(C)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (4); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), 
and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respec-
tively; 
(3) 
in 
section 
402(c)(2)(B) 
(21 
U.S.C. 
842(c)(2)(B)), by striking ‘‘, marihuana,’’; 
(4) in section 403(d)(1) (21 U.S.C. 843(d)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘, marihuana,’’; 
(5) in section 418(a) (21 U.S.C. 859(a)), by 
striking the last sentence; 
(6) in section 419(a) (21 U.S.C. 860(a)), by 
striking the last sentence; 
(7) in section 422(d) (21 U.S.C. 863(d))— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘marijuana,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘, such 
as a marihuana cigarette,’’; and 
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(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and 
‘‘(B) any substance not covered under sub-
paragraph (A) that was a substance under such 
section as of December 1, 2018, and specified 
by the Secretary of Transportation.’’. 
(5) FRA PROVISIONS.—Section 20140(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘means any substance’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘means— 
‘‘(A) any substance’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and 
‘‘(B) any substance not covered under sub-
paragraph (A) that was a substance under such 
section as of December 1, 2018, and specified 
by the Secretary of Transportation.’’. 
(6) FTA PROVISIONS.—Section 5331(a)(1) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘means any substance’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘means— 
‘‘(A) any substance’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and 
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‘‘(B) any substance not covered under sub-
paragraph (A) that was a substance under such 
section as of December 1, 2018, and whose use 
the Secretary of Transportation decides has a 
risk to transportation safety.’’. 
(d) RETROACTIVITY.—The amendments made by this 
section to the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 
et seq.) are retroactive and shall apply to any offense com-
mitted, case pending, conviction entered, and, in the case 
of a juvenile, any offense committed, case pending, or ad-
judication of juvenile delinquency entered before, on, or 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(e) EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.—Nothing in this sub-
title shall affect or modify— 
(1) the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); 
(2) section 351 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 262); or 
(3) the authority of the Commissioner of Food 
and Drugs and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services— 
(A) under— 
(i) the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); or 
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(ii) section 351 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262); or 
(B) to promulgate Federal regulations and 
guidelines that relate to products containing 
cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds under 
the Act described in subparagraph (A)(i) or the 
section described in subparagraph (A)(ii). 
(f) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, acting through the Commis-
sioner of Food and Drugs, shall hold not less than one 
public meeting to address the regulation, safety, manufac-
turing, product quality, marketing, labeling, and sale of 
products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived com-
pounds. 
(g) SPECIAL RULE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE TEST-
ING.—Section 503 of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1987 (5 U.S.C. 7301 note) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(h) MARIJUANA.— 
‘‘(1) CONTINUED
TESTING.—Notwithstanding 
the 
Marijuana 
Opportunity 
Reinvestment 
and 
Expungement Act and the amendments made there-
by, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
may continue to include marijuana for purposes of 
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drug testing of Federal employees subject to this 
section, Executive Order 12564, or other applicable 
Federal laws and orders. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—The term ‘marijuana’ has 
the meaning given to the term ‘marihuana’ in sec-
tion 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 6 
U.S.C. 802) on the day before the date of enactment 
of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and 
Expungement Act.’’. 
(h) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section may not be construed to abridge the au-
thority of the Secretary of Transportation, or the 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating, to regulate and screen for the 
use of a controlled substance. 
(2) CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE
DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘controlled substance’’ 
means— 
(A) any substance covered under section 
102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 802) on the day before the date of en-
actment of this Act; and 
(B) any substance not covered under sub-
paragraph (A) that was a substance covered 
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under section 102 of the Controlled Substances 
Act (21 U.S.C. 802) on December 1, 2018, and 
specified by the Secretary of Transportation. 
SEC. 4. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF CANNABIS BUSINESS OWN-
ERS AND EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau of Labor Statistics 
shall regularly compile, maintain, and make public data 
on the demographics of— 
(1) individuals who are business owners in the 
cannabis industry; and 
(2) individuals who are employed in the can-
nabis industry. 
(b) DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.—The data collected under 
subsection (a) shall include data regarding— 
(1) age; 
(2) certifications and licenses; 
(3) disability status; 
(4) educational attainment; 
(5) family and marital status; 
(6) nativity; 
(7) race and Hispanic ethnicity; 
(8) school enrollment; 
(9) veteran status; and 
(10) sex. 
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