Recently, several health and safety groups, including the National Safety Council, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and 20 other safety organizations recommended in a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives to hold hearings on the workplace and public safety implications of the proposed Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019 (H.R. 3884). According to the Congressional Record Service, the MORE Act proposes several changes, including publishing data on cannabis business owners and employees, removing cannabis from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act, and eliminating criminal penalties for individuals who manufacture, distribute, or possess marijuana. The groups expressed concern about the possible effects on workplace health and safety that the MORE Act could have. A House vote on the MORE Act is expected to occur later this year.
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