Rolling Stone have some good background here
CNBC Reports
Full Report https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/28/cory-booker-introduces-bill-to-legalize-marijuana-nationwide.html
Cory Booker introduces bill to legalize marijuana nationwide, with support from fellow 2020 candidates
- Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey introduced a bill on Thursday to legalize marijuana nationwide as he mounts his 2020 presidential campaign.
- Co-sponsors include fellow 2020 Democratic contenders Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and Kirsten Gillibrand.
- The bill comes as increasing numbers of states are legalizing marijuana on the local level and public opinion has shifted in favor of legalization.
