"Democratic Senate leadership has a plan to legalize marijuana at the federal level at some point this year.
In a joint statement released Monday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden and Senator Cory Booker detailed how the Democratic-controlled upper chamber will prioritize federal marijuana legalization in the new Congress. They plan to introduce legislation in the coming weeks designed to establish a taxed and regulated cannabis market."
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Senate Leaders Announce Plan To Federally Legalize Marijuana
The Fresh Toast - Lawmakers released.a statement detailing how the Democratic-controlled upper chamber will prioritize federal marijuana legalization in the new Congress. - Marijuana Legislationthefreshtoast.com
Last congress, a bill to legalize marijuana actually passed the House. It never came to the floor of the Senate...
H.R.2843 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act
Summary of H.R.2843 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Actwww.congress.gov
So far this year, Republican Gregory Steube of Florida has introduced a bill to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. It has zero cosponsors, so it probably won't go anywhere...
H.R.365 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Marijuana 1-to-3 Act of 2021
Summary of H.R.365 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Marijuana 1-to-3 Act of 2021www.congress.gov
The question is, if/when this happens, will Biden sign it? I suspect he will, despite his previous opposition to legalization, because he is a puppet.
Whelp ---- once again Canada leads, the US follows. Eh?