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Straight Decriminalization
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer turned heads last month when he endorsed marijuana decriminalization, but he was slow to get to the party. Vermont’s Bernie Sanders was there before him, along with most every Democratic senator floated as a potential 2020 presidential contender, including Sens. Cory Booker (NJ), Kamala Harris (CA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (NY). Still, the statement from Schumer – who has long vocally opposed recreational marijuana – was witnessed as a dramatic move and is expected to trickle down the ballot to people running for Congress across the nation.
“This is something that is long overdue, and I would hope to see it happen,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told Rolling Stone when asked about his newfound support for decriminalization at a recent Capitol Hill press conference. While numerous decriminalization bills already exist, Schumer’s office says he plans to introduce his own legislation on it, which they said would come on 4/20 and now they say will come at an unknown date.
Read the full article at https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/pot-for-all-how-congress-is-trying-to-make-weed-legal-w520791?mc_cid=6202d52db5&mc_eid=178dec0b63
