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Why is marijuana unlikely to be legalized by the Senate despite House approval?
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    The House just approved Marijuana legalization again, but GOP support remains nearly nonexistent.
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    The House of Representatives today approved a bill that would repeal the federal ban on marijuana by a vote of 220 to 204. The yes votes included 217 Democrats but just three Republicans, two fewer than voted for an earlier version of the bill in December 2020.
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    The MORE Act [includes] contentious provisions that are apt to alienate Republicans. The tax and regulatory provisions account for half of the 92-page bill. Those provisions suggest that Democrats want credit for trying to legalize marijuana but are not really interested in building a bipartisan coalition.
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    The MORE Act also would impose a 5% federal excise tax on cannabis products, rising to 8% after four years. The bill requires marijuana suppliers to pay an annual "occupational tax." It would use the tax revenue for drug treatment, "services for individuals adversely impacted by the War on Drugs," and loans for marijuana businesses owned by "socially and economically disadvantaged individuals."
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    House passes legislation decriminalizing marijuana.
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    Federal marijuana legalization is stopped in its tracks.
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What are the new U.S. fuel economy rules set by the Biden administration?


    Passenger cars and light trucks would be required to increase gas mileage by 8% per year for 2024 and 2025 and 10% in the 2026 model year to reach an average of 40 miles per gallon. Under current rules, veh...

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What are the results of two recent Amazon warehouse unionization votes?


    Warehouse workers voted 2,654 to 2,131 in favor of union representation for 8,300 workers. 67 ballots remained challenged, too few to alter the result. [The l...

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