https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetwb.../#7ff6618768c0
Democrat Corey Booker introduced the Mariuana Justice Act. The bill would remove Marijuana from the US Controlled Substances Act thus making it federally legal. This is the big hurdle we have to get over. 94% of people support medical marijuana and 60% support recreational pot and rising so getting the states to legalize are small hurdles.
Other aspects of the bill
- Cut federal funding for state law enforcement and prison construction if a state disproportionately arrests and/or incarcerates low-income individuals and/or people of color for marijuana offenses
- Allow entities to sue states that disproportionately arrest and/or incarcerate low-income individuals and/or people of color for marijuana offenses
- Prevent deportations of individuals for marijuana offenses
- Provide for a process of expungement for marijuana offenses at the federal level
- Create a “Community Reinvestment Fund” of $500 million to invest in communities most impacted by the war on drugs, for programs such as job training, reentry, community centers, and more. Part of the funding will come from the aforementioned cuts to state law enforcement and prison construction.
Now I have no illusion Congress will pass this because they get way too many bribes but Booker has been seen as a rising star on the left for a while and he could be a serious contender in 2020. Really excited about the part where people will be able to sue the cops for raping and pillaging poor communities