At a news conference on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker spoke about their bill that would decriminalize cannabis at the federal level.
Chuck Schumer, Cory Booker, and Ron Wyden are behind the proposal, called the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Oreg.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.) are unveiling a discussion draft of their legislation to end the federal prohibition of marijuana.
(Reuters) -Three top U.S. Democratic senators on Wednesday unveiled a discussion draft of a bill that aims to legalize cannabis, a move that would allow adult Americans to buy and possess up to 10 ounces of marijuana without facing criminal penalties. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act floated by Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, Finance Chairman Ron Wyden and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, would expunge federal non-violent marijuana crimes, further medical research and allow cannabis companies access to essential financial services.
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The Senate's top Democrat is backing a bill that would strike down a longstanding federal prohibition on marijuana, embracing a proposal that has slim chance of becoming law yet demonstrates growing public support for decriminalizing the drug. Proposals to legalize marijuana are nothing new. “I will use my clout as majority leader to make this a priority in the Senate,” said Schumer, of New York, who is the first Senate leader to support such an effort.
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The proposal calls for removing marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act. Eighteen states and Washington, D.C., have so far legalized recreational pot.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has made cannabis reform a top priority, but his plan faces a difficult political path.
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The woman claims a flight attendant told her to fish her daughter's diaper out of the trash on the flight, which she did.
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