Meanwhile, campaigns to legalize the drug on the state level have slowed.
four states legalized it last year, but nearly nine months into 2022, only one, Rhode Island, has done so, as reported by Politico. Meanwhile, a first big step on the federal level was taken in Congress last month: In late July, Senate Democrats introduced athat would repeal federal prohibition of the drug and put the responsibility of regulation on states.
"By failing to act, the federal government is empowering the illicit cannabis market, it's ruining lives and propping up deeply rooted racism in our criminal justice system, it's holding back small cannabis businesses from growing and creating jobs in their communities,” Senator Ron Wyden , a sponsor of the bill, told the media. “Cannabis legalization is here, and Congress needs to get with the program."found a majority of registered voters supported legalizing marijuana.
“Elected officials remain far behind the times,” Karen O’Keefe, state policy director for Marijuana Policy Project, told Politico
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