Winner for best name for a bill, the DOOBIE Act is getting a vote in a Senate committee. The bill would limit any federal agent’s ability to use past use of marijuana of a potential employee to determine whether or not they are hired. In full, the bill is titled the Dismantling Outdated Obstacles and Barriers to Individual Employment Act.
The bill is sponsored by Senator Gary Peters, a democrat from Missouri.
It’s unlikely a bill like this will move very far in Congress, considering a similar bill was introduced last year and didn’t move forward in the House. Even if something with bipartisan support like this bill can make it through the full chamber in the Senate, the other representative body is where these bills typically go to die.
Still, it’s got a great name and will continue keeping marijuana legislation in the news cycle. Now that Kamala Harris is the Democrat nominee, it wouldn’t be surprising to see her move diligently on marijuana reform before the election in November.
Read the full article at Marijuana Moment.
