Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said his bill to end the federal prohibition would be coming soon. "I support decriminalization at the federal level and will be introducing legislation with a few of my colleagues shortly," Schumer told reporters on Wednesday. Asked if he meant legalization, the New York Democrat said, "At the federal level, you call it decriminalization because it lets the states legalize." STATE POT ROLLOUTS LAG AMID COURT CHALLENGES, LEGISLATIVE WRANGLINGBut the proposal goes beyond decriminalization, according to a video released from the senators. But the rollouts of the states' new legal weed frameworks have been rocky, with legal challenges and legislative wrangling at times threatening to delay the programs voters supported.

Source: Fox News April 01, 2021 21:32 UTC