Bill to legalize cannabis nationwide introduced in Senate – By Pedro Oliveira Jr. (UPI) / July 21, 2022
July 21 (UPI) — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is hoping to reignite the fire to legalize marijuana nationwide.
Schumer, D-N.Y., introduced Thursday the long-awaited Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act to allow states to set their own regulations on the pot industry.
“It’s no longer a question of ‘if cannabis should be legal,'” said Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore,. who co-sponsored the bill alongside Schumer and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.
“The states are moving ahead, and not only do the overwhelming majority of American people support legalization, they now live in a state where some form of cannabis is legal,” Wyden added in a statement. “I’d ask my colleagues in the Senate to think long and hard about what keeping the federal government stuck in yesteryear means for public health and safety.”
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