House Passes Marijuana Bill

The bill has virtually no chance of passage in the Republican-led Senate.

A marijuana bill is headed to the Senate after passage by the Democratic-led House. The measure would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. It would also expunge federal convictions for lower-level marijuana offenses. The bill has virtually no chance of passage in the Republican-led Senate. A growing number of states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana in varying degrees.