President Joe Biden took steps to end the federal ban on cannabis.
with U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said he would continue to try to pass a bill ending the federal ban on cannabis and helping communities and individuals hardest hit by the war on drugs.
“I hope this executive action will be a catalyst for more change as I continue to make progress with members of Congress from across the political and ideological spectrum to pass legislation that brings federal marijuana laws in line with views of the overwhelming majority of Americans,” Schumer said.
“It’s imperative that we finally harmonize state and federal laws so that Main Street cannabis businesses can supplant underground markets and nobody is ever again put behind bars for a nonviolent marijuana crime,” said Aaron Smith, co-founder and chief executive of the National Cannabis Industry Association. . “Removing cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act is the only way to achieve those goals.
Biden said he would have Attorney General Merrick Garland develop a process to issue pardons to eligible individuals, and urged governors to undertake the same process.
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