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In 2013, Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Jared Polis co-authored a report "The Path Forward: Rethinking Federal Marijuana Policy" (updated 2017). The report reviews the history of marijuana prohibition in the United States, current conflicts between state and federal law, and outlines several opportunities to reform and clarify marijuana ...
Apr 28, 2024 · As a 23-year-old serving his first term in the Oregon state legislature, Representative Earl Blumenauer cosponsored the first bill in the country to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana.
Today, Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) reintroduced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 5601), one of the most comprehensive marijuana reform bills ever introduced in the U.S. Congress.
Dec 15, 2023 · The marijuana-Biden tie. Blumenauer is convinced marijuana played a role in Biden’s election as president in 2020. That year, young voters flocked to polls in Arizona to pass an adult-use legalization measure. And Biden won the state – but by only 21,000 votes. Blumenauer is also convinced marijuana is what gave Democrats control of the ...
Oct 31, 2023 · After a half century advocating for marijuana reform—including 27 years representing Oregon’s 3rd district in Congress—Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) announced on Monday that he will not be seeking reelection next year. The congressman, a founding co-chair of the Cannabis Caucus and architect of a federal marijuana legalization “blueprint,” has earned the respect of advocates ...
Since 1973 when Oregon became the first state in the nation to decriminalize cannabis, Earl has led the charge on cannabis reform. In 2017 he founded the Congressional Cannabis Caucus which brings together members to discuss and learn about the need to rationalize the federal government’s archaic cannabis policies.
