Chuck Schumer Standing with the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act

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Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer 29m
I’m standing today with @RonWyden & @SenBooker to release a discussion draft of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act

It’s our legislative proposal to end the federal prohibition on marijuana and repair damage done by the War on Drugs—especially in communities of color

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from Forbes:

After months of promises, a draft of a bill to end America’s decades-long prohibition of cannabis is here. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, along with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden and Senator Cory Booker, released their proposal to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act on Wednesday.

The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, which the senators introduced as a discussion draft, is a proposal, not yet a formal bill. It’s meant to spark debate among members of Congress and the public before Senators Schumer, Booker and Wyden craft the final legislative text this fall. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, if passed, will end the federal ban on marijuana and regulate and tax it like alcohol and tobacco.

Senator Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, calls on his colleagues in Congress to catch up with the American people, 70% of whom already support legalization.

“For decades, our federal government has waged a War on Drugs that has unfairly impacted low-income communities and communities of color,” Booker said in a statement. “While red and blue states across the country continue to legalize marijuana, the federal government continues to lag woefully behind. It is time for Congress to end the federal marijuana prohibition and reinvest in communities most impacted by the failed War on Drugs. I am proud to introduce this landmark piece of legislation with Senator Wyden and Majority Leader Schumer that will finally turn the page on this dark chapter in American history and begin righting these wrongs.”

Senator Wyden said that cannabis prohibition has been “a key pillar of the failed War on Drugs” and it’s time for that pillar to be dismantled. “It’s as simple as this: Senators Booker, Schumer and I want to bring common sense to the federal government, end prohibition and restore the lives of those hurt most and set them up for opportunity,” Wyden said.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2021/07/14/senator-schumers-bill-to-end-federal-cannabis-prohibition-would-regulate-pot-like-alcohol-and-tobacco/