Top Senate Democrats<br />Propose Plan for, Federal Marijuana<br />Decriminalization .<br />Top Senate Democrats<br />Propose Plan for, Federal Marijuana<br />Decriminalization .<br />Top Senate Democrats<br />Propose Plan for, Federal Marijuana<br />Decriminalization .<br />A group of top Senate Democrats<br />have announced their plan to<br />propose legislation that would end<br />the federal ban of marijuana. .<br />The group is made up of Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York,<br />Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon. .<br />The group is made up of Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York,<br />Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon. .<br />The group is made up of Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York,<br />Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon. .<br />Their draft bill, titled the Cannabis<br />Administration and Opportunity Act,<br />would see marijuana removed from the<br />Controlled Substances Act within<br />60 days of implementation.<br />The Controlled Substances Act is a federal drug policy<br />under which the manufacturing, importation, possession,<br />use and distribution of certain substances is regulated. .<br />Under the bill, marijuana would begin being<br />regulated and taxed, with states allowed<br />to set their own marijuana laws. .<br />The group’s proposal calls for the immediate<br />expunging of nonviolent marijuana-related arrests<br />and convictions from federal records. .<br />It would also see new tax revenue go toward<br />restorative justice programs aimed at helping communities<br />that have been disproportionally harmed by <br />“the failed federal prohibition of cannabis.”.<br />It's as simple as this: Senators Booker,<br />Schumer and I want to bring common sense to<br />the federal government, end prohibition and<br />restore the lives of those hurt most and set<br />them up for opportunity, Sen. Ron Wyden, via CBS.<br />Recreational marijuana is currently legalized in<br />18 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and the<br />Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. .<br />According to a Pew Research poll, 60 percent of Americans<br />think medical and recreational marijuana should be legalized
