The US House of Representatives has passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (More) Act to decriminalise cannabis at the national level, reports BBC News.

The goal is to remove cannabis from the list of federally controlled substances, cancel out certain federal convictions (for non-violent cannabis offences for example) and reinvest in communities that have been affected by the “war on drugs”. The bill was passed in the lower chamber 228 to 164 yet it looks unlikely that it will be taken up in the Republican-controlled Senate, according to BBC News.
President-elect Joe Biden is thought to be in favour of ending federal prohibition through decriminalisation but current president Donald Trump and the Republican-led Senate who have the majority in the upper chamber have not signalled any form support.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer urged his colleagues to support the reforms: "These bills are part of a broader movement to address inequities in criminal justice, business and more. Today's bipartisan vote shows just how far that movement has come."