{"id":161088,"date":"2021-07-14T15:29:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T19:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=161088"},"modified":"2021-07-14T15:29:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T19:29:40","slug":"schumer-senate-democrats-unveil-proposal-to-federally-decriminalize-weed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/schumer-senate-democrats-unveil-proposal-to-federally-decriminalize-weed\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer, Senate Democrats Unveil Proposal To Federally Decriminalize Weed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington, D.C.\u2014 (NEWS RELEASE \/ SENATE DEMS)<\/strong> <\/em>– Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today released a discussion draft of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, proposed legislation that would help put an end to the unfair targeting and treatment of communities of color by removing cannabis from the federal list of controlled substances and empowering states to implement their own cannabis laws.<\/p>\n

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.@SenSchumer<\/a> on marijuana legislation: "Over the past decade Americans attitudes towards marijuana have undergone a dramatic transformation."<\/p>\n

WATCH: @SenSchumer<\/a> @SenBooker<\/a> @RonWyden<\/a> Cannabis Legislation news conference – LIVE at 12:15pm ET online here: https:\/\/t.co\/efHiI2sdM4<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/O0j8Ft59bc<\/a><\/p>\n

— CSPAN (@cspan) July 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n