While voters across the nation have legalized varying forms of marijuana, Congress has largely been silent on the issue, which is why a new bill introduced today by New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is turning heads. The Democrat’s legislation would end the federal prohibition on marijuana and incentivize states to as well. The proposal, removes marijuana from the federal list of Schedule I narcotics. It also punishes states that disproportionately lock up minorities and the poor for marijuana offenses, by cutting off some of their federal dollars for building jails and prisons, as well as other areas.
Sen. Cory Booker Is Trying to End Federal Weed Prohibition
