Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday unveiled the draft of a comprehensive marijuana reform bill that would legalize the plant federally by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act while letting states continue to decide whether to prohibit or allow commercial sales.
The long-awaited measure comes as public sentiment supports marijuana reform and more states, including Schumer’s home state of New York, legalize recreational marijuana.
But the measure faces a daunting challenge in the U.S. Senate, where the bill likely would require 60 votes for passage, meaning at least 10 Republicans would have to be on board.
President Joe Biden also has yet to embrace full legalization, although he has expressed support for decriminalizing the drug.
The 163-page draft of the so-called Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act is the result of a process led by Schumer and Democratic Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Ron Wyden of Oregon.
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