GettyHere's a look back at cannabis’s ten biggest victories of the year:Marijuana Legalization Advances In CongressIn November, the House Judiciary Committee made history by becoming the first congressional panel to approve a bill to end federal marijuana prohibition. Still, a congressional committee taking the first step of voting to end federal marijuana prohibition has never happened before, and it indicates that cannabis reform has momentum heading into 2020. And Pew confirmed in a separate survey, putting the share of U.S. adults who back ending cannabis prohibition at 67 percent. In response, numerous federal agencies have taken major steps in 2019 to implement the legalization of marijuana’s non-psychoactive cannabis cousin. Looking Ahead To 2020All these cannabis and drug policy victories in 2019 bode well for reform efforts next year.

Source: Forbes December 17, 2019 14:48 UTC