Sens. Booker, Schumer, and Wyden will advance cannabis legislation

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Democratic Senators Cory Booker, Ron Wyden, and Chuck Schumer issued a joint statement Monday saying they would work together to advance comprehensive cannabis reform legislation in the current Congress.

“The War on Drugs has been a war on people—particularly people of color. Ending the federal marijuana prohibition is necessary to right the wrongs of this failed war and end decades of harm inflicted on communities of color across the country. But that alone is not enough. As states continue to legalize marijuana, we must also enact measures that will lift up people who were unfairly targeted in the War on Drugs.”

All three senators have previously supported legislation to decriminalize cannabis in some form. Schumer co-sponsored…

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