U.S. Senators have reintroduced legislation that would remove cannabis entirely from the Controlled Substances Act. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) applauded the DEA’s agreement to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, but said it didn’t solve problems created by federal prohibition. 

The bill would automatically expunge federal marijuana-related convictions, direct funding to help individuals “most harmed by the failed War on Drugs”, and establish a Cannabis Justice Office within the Department of Justice, among other regulatory framework. 

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