Booker says marijuana reform has ‘good probability’ of passing throughout lame duck session

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) mentioned he believes that some sort of marijuana reform laws may be handed throughout the upcoming lame duck session of Congress.

Nevertheless, it’ll possible not be the great invoice, the Hashish Alternative and Administration Act, that he and Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have touted, he informed NJ.com.

“Perhaps it isn’t the [legalization] invoice I wrote with Schumer and [Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore)], however an effort to tie in restorative justice and a few honest banking provisions,” Booker mentioned.

He added that he believes the hassle can be bipartisan in nature provided that “our Republican allies additionally perceive that if one of many homes of Congress shifts to Republican, it will likely be very exhausting to do something on marijuana.”

Booker mentioned there’s a “good shot” at laws getting handed, however added it wasn’t a “nice shot.”

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