Three key Democratic Senators unveiled their highly anticipated cannabis bill, a measure that would decriminalize marijuana and allow states to set their own laws.
PUBLISHED 1:55 PM EDT Jul. 21, 2022On Thursday, three key Democratic Senators unveiled their highly anticipated cannabis bill, a measure that would decriminalize marijuana and allow states to set their own laws without fear of reprisal from the federal government.
While the bill faces an uphill battle in Congress, the measure could change the temperature regarding the discussion of cannabis legislation in Washington showed that nearly 70% of Americans support legalizing marijuana, including 86% of Democrats, 71% of independents and 50% of Republicans showed that cannabis arrests disproportionately impact people of color despite Black and white Americans using marijuana at a similar rate; the bill aims to expunge federal criminal records for...
The bill has faced an uphill battle on both sides of the aisle, but Schumer, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker continued to forge ahead.
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