{"id":47453,"date":"2021-05-01T12:25:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T20:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/05\/01\/schumer-slams-bigoted-marijuana-laws-at-rally-saying-his-federal-bill-will-legalize-the-right-way\/"},"modified":"2021-05-01T13:45:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T21:45:28","slug":"schumer-slams-bigoted-marijuana-laws-at-rally-saying-his-federal-bill-will-legalize-the-right-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/05\/01\/schumer-slams-bigoted-marijuana-laws-at-rally-saying-his-federal-bill-will-legalize-the-right-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer Slams \u2018Bigoted\u2019 Marijuana Laws At Rally, Saying His Federal Bill Will Legalize \u2018The Right Way\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Addressing marijuana legalization supporters at a rally in New York this weekend, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) celebrated his home state\u2019s newly passed cannabis law<\/a> and said it\u2019s time to bring the fight to the federal level.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we have accomplished in New York is just the beginning,\u201d Schumer said during a speech at the NYC Cannabis Parade & Rally on Saturday. \u201cWe\u2019re going to transfer that energy to Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the Cannabis Parade and Rally in New York City.<\/p>\n

This year, we finally and equitably legalized marijuana in New York.<\/p>\n

And I won\u2019t stop working to end the federal prohibition on marijuana and undo the harms of the War on Drugs. pic.twitter.com\/ladWs58tY7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) May 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Schumer for months has signaled that he and Democratic colleagues Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) intend to bring legislation this session to legalize cannabis nationwide, though the group has not yet revealed their proposal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to put forward advanced, comprehensive cannabis reform legislation that will not only turn the page on this sad chapter in American history, but undo the devastating consequences of these discriminatory and often bigoted policies,\u201d Schumer said at the rally<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch Schumer\u2019s marijuana rally comments, around 57:00 into the video below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Schumer reminded the audience that he pushed state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D)<\/a> to support a state legalization law with strong racial equity provisions, such as automatic expungement of past marijuana convictions and priority licensing for people most affected by the war on drugs. Federal legalization, he said, needs to include similar provisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to do it the right way,\u201d the majority leader said of nationwide legalization. \u201cWe have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in communities of color and to provide opportunities for folks who have been hit hard by prohibition.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now somewhere in this city, hopeful entrepreneurs are gathering together, thinking up a future marijuana business that\u2019ll provide jobs for New Yorkers and tax dollars to harmed communities,\u201d Schumer said.<\/p>\n

He emphasized the drug war\u2019s historical racial bias, noting that people of color, particularly Black and brown people in New York, have been disproportionately arrested and jailed over marijuana.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor decades\u2014this has been horrible\u2014young men and young women, disproportionately young men and women of color, have been arrested and jailed for even carrying small amounts of marijuana, a charge that came with exorbitant punitive penalties, a serious criminal record,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd so many of them could never recover from that. We can never let that happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n

A number of other pro-legalization officials spoke at Saturday\u2019s rally, including lawmakers who supported the state\u2019s new cannabis law as well as New York Attorney General Letitia James (D).<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s high time the NYC Cannabis Parade is celebrating legal cannabis in New York! <\/p>\n

Let me be blunt: we must make sure this new industry provides opportunity for everyone, especially communities of color that have been most impacted by over enforcement for far too long. pic.twitter.com\/Dmmnsugau7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) May 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Schumer said he expects bipartisan support for the federal policy change, noting that more and more Republican-led states have moved to end prohibition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got support across the country,\u201d Schumer said. \u201cDid you hear about South Dakota? Hardly a liberal bastion. They\u00a0voted to legalize<\/a>!\u201d<\/p>\n

Schumer did not provide an updated timeline for the federal legalization proposal. Two weeks ago, he said it\u00a0would be placed on the floor \u201csoon.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

The majority leader also recently celebrated the cannabis holiday 4\/20<\/a> in a Senate floor speech.<\/p>\n

On the House side, Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) said recently that he\u00a0plans to reintroduce his own legalization bill<\/a>, the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which cleared the chamber last year but did not advance in the Senate under GOP control.<\/p>\n

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VA Would Have To Study Medical Marijuana\u2019s Benefits For Veterans Under New Bipartisan Bill In Congress<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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