I was proud to be the first Majority Leader ever to call for an end to the federal marijuana prohibition I'll keep pushing to bring cannabis policy into the 21st century The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act we re-introduce would be an excellent way to make it happen

The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act we’re introducing would: Remove marijuana from the list of controlled substances Expunge the criminal records of Americans with low-level marijuana offenses Help end the harmful War on Drugs, which has been a war on people of color

Co-sign. Those who haven’t embraced weed need to move out of the Stone Age and past the war on drugs. Legalizing weed and expunging records for nonviolent offenses is a win for justice, jobs, revenue, farmers, veterans—for everyone. www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/us/politics/earl-blumenauer-congress-marijuana.html

🌿 While significant, reclassifying cannabis as a Schedule III substance will not immediately address the growing chasm between federal law and the laws of most states that currently regulate cannabis for either medical or adult use. norml.org/blog/2024/04/30/dea-accepts-health-agencys-recommendation-to-reclassify-cannabis/