{"id":256369,"date":"2021-03-19T14:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T18:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=256369"},"modified":"2021-03-19T14:01:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T18:01:15","slug":"sen-schumer-plans-to-push-federal-marijuana-reform-to-high-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-schumer-plans-to-push-federal-marijuana-reform-to-high-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Schumer plans to push federal marijuana reform to high priority"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-schumer-plans-to-push-federal-marijuana-reform-to-high-priority%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=256369&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2389372\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2389372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 MARCH 05: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) shown at the U.S. Capitol March 05, 2019 in Washington, D.C.&nbsp; (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 11:00 AM PT \u2013 Friday, March 19, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a statement that he wants to make the \u201clong overdue issue of marijuana reform a top priority for Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schumer released the statement in a video to Twitter with Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is long past time to end the federal prohibition on marijuana and undo the damage of the War on Drugs.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH: I talked with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBooker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenBooker<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonWyden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RonWyden<\/a> this week about how we\u2019re working together on legislation for comprehensive marijuana reform. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jfKxJOsIzq\">https:\/\/t.co\/jfKxJOsIzq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1372600528237125633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Democrat lawmakers cited the harm people of color, veterans and low-income citizens endure as a result of the current cannabis policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not everybody getting arrested. This is not a war on drugs its a war on people, on certain people,\u201d Booker stated. \u201cVeterans are disproportionally arrested for possession of marijuana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Previous marijuana legislation, known as the MORE Act, was passed by the House of Representatives in December 2020. Five Republican representatives, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) voted for the legislation. They cited potential advancement for the health care industry and lowered incarcerations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe American people do not support the policies of incarceration, limited research, limited choice and particularly constraining medical application,\u201d Gaetz said.<\/p>\n<p>Recent polls conducted by Pew Research Center found more than two-thirds of the U.S. population is in favor of marijuana legislation. Despite this, lawmakers of both parties voiced the slim chance of it passing in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) doubted the House bill would even get a vote in the Senate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2389448\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2389448\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2389448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2119.jpeg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 06: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talks to reporters after the Senate voted to confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh at the U.S. Capitol October 06, 2018 in Washington, DC. The Senate voted 50-48 to confirm Kavanaugh to replace retired Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2119.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2120.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2121.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2122.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2389448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 OCTOBER 06: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) shown at the U.S. Capitol October 06, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe House of Representatives is spending this week on pressing issues such as marijuana. Marijuana,\u201d McConnell stated.<\/p>\n<p>If Schumer\u2019s legislation is passed, it would expunge criminal records for people arrested due to cannabis possession and ensure Big Tobacco doesn\u2019t overpower small businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe issue is that so many lives have been wasted because marijuana has been listed as something as bad as heroine,\u201d Schumer stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat senators went on to say they plan to introduce the legislation shortly.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gop-prioritize-border-security-amid-dem-amnesty-push\/\">GOP Prioritize Border Security Amid Dem Amnesty Push<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 MARCH 05: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) shown at the U.S. Capitol March 05, 2019 in Washington, D.C.\u00a0 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 11:00 &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310826,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2119.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Sen. 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