Yesterday, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Marijuana Justice Act of 2017. The bill, which Senator Booker first announced on Twitter and then described more fully on Facebook Live, aims to end the federal prohibition on cannabis with a multi-faceted approach. First, the bill seeks to amend the Controlled Substances Act to declassify marijuana
What’s This?: A Congressional Cannabis Caucus
The formation of the first congressional cannabis caucus is only further evidence that push for the legalization of cannabis is taking greater holder. Although its initial members are all from states who have legal adult use, this move has some widespread significance.
First, the caucus is bi-partisan. Such bi-partisan support only further shows that the