Schumer: Marijuana legalization will be a Senate priority

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Marijuana legalization will be a Senate priority

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday announced on the floor that he will use his clout to make legislation ending the federal prohibition on marijuana a top priority. Marijuana legalization will be a Senate priority

Marijuana is currently listed as a Schedule 1 banned drug under the Controlled Substances Act, and an estimated 40,000 Americans are in jail because of cannabis-related offenses, according to Forbes.

Schumer doubled down on remarks a day earlier at a press conference introducing a draft. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, which would lift the federal prohibition on cannabis. And allow state-compliant cannabis businesses to have access to financial services such as bank accounts and loans.

The legislation is also sponsored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.).

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