Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) previously announced on the unofficial marijuana holiday ‘4/20’ (April 20) that he and other Democratic senators were drafting comprehensive legislation to end the federal prohibition of marijuana and “ensure restorative justice, protect public health and implement responsible taxes and regulations.”
On Wednesday, the Senate Majority Leader and Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued a discussion draft of The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, a proposed bill that, in part, seeks to federally decriminalize and reschedule marijuana while also setting forth restorative justice and equity initiatives.
Schumer announced during a same-day news conference that “the waste of human resources because of the overcriminalization [of marijuana] has been one of the great historical wrongs for the last decades.
“As more and more states legalize marijuana, it’s time for our federal cannabis law to catch up,” said the Senate Majority Leader. “We also very much believe in the expungement of records because of the historical overcriminalization … Let these people become productive citizens without that criminal record.”
Nearly 70% support legalizing marijuana
The overwhelming majority of Americans live in states where marijuana’s legal in some form
Today—I’m proud to stand with @RonWyden & @SenBooker to release our Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act that ends the federal…
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) previously announced on the unofficial marijuana holiday ‘4/20’ (April 20) that he and other Democratic senators were drafting comprehensive legislation to end the federal prohibition of marijuana and “ensure restorative justice, protect public health and implement responsible taxes and regulations.”
On Wednesday, the Senate Majority Leader and Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued a discussion draft of The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, a proposed bill that, in part, seeks to federally decriminalize and reschedule marijuana while also setting forth restorative justice and equity initiatives.
Schumer announced during a same-day news conference that “the waste of human resources because of the overcriminalization [of marijuana] has been one of the great historical wrongs for the last decades.
“As more and more states legalize marijuana, it’s time for our federal cannabis law to catch up,” said the Senate Majority Leader. “We also very much believe in the expungement of records because of the historical overcriminalization … Let these people become productive citizens without that criminal record.”
Nearly 70% support legalizing marijuana
The overwhelming majority of Americans live in states where marijuana’s legal in some form
Today—I’m proud to stand with @RonWyden & @SenBooker to release our Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act that ends the federal…
