Legislation opening federal employment to past marijuana users advanced out of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday, in the latest Democrat-led step on cannabis reform.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the committee’s ranking member and sponsor of the legislation, said the Cannabis Users Restoration of Eligibility (CURE) Act “moves the federal government towards recognizing the widely established legal use of medical and recreational cannabis.”
“The CURE Act will ensure that talented individuals seeking to honorably serve our country are not precluded from doing so simply because they admit to having once used marijuana,” he added in a statement.
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