They say they hope it ends disproportionate harm to communities of color. For the first time in history, some Senate Democrats on Wednesday moved to …
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Inside the Senate's Budding Bid for Legal Weed
In a first for the Senate, Democrats introduced a draft bill to end the federal prohibition of cannabis and expunge past convictions. "The war on drugs has really been a war on people, particularly people of color," said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who was joined by Senators Ron Wyden and Cory Booker. Read about the legislation, President Joe Biden's opposition and the status of legalization across the country.
A new Senate proposal to legalize marijuana would let cannabis companies use banking services and trade on major stock exchanges, according to a …