Senator Chuck Schumer Proposes Decriminalization of Marijuana at the Federal Level

Senator Chuck Schumer Proposes Decriminalization of Marijuana at the Federal Level

Senate Majority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) calls to subpoena Barr and Sessions on June 13, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Victoria Falk, Special to CAW Just a few months after New York’s Governor, Andrew Cuomo, signed legislation on March 31, 2021, legalizing recreational marijuana use for adults in New York State, Senator […]

Schumer Proposes Federal Decriminalization of Marijuana

Schumer Proposes Federal Decriminalization of Marijuana

By Nicholas Fandos, NY Times WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Schumer of New York proposed ambitious legislation on Wednesday to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, putting his weight as majority leader behind a growing movement to unwind the decades-old war on drugs. The draft bill, called the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, would remove marijuana from […]

Chuck Schumer’s Moment

Chuck Schumer’s Moment

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer along with Postal Union President Jonathan Smith brief media on USPS money shortage at post office on 3rd Avenue. – New York, NY – July 19, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Samar Khurshid, Gotham Gazette With Democrats poised to win both seats in the Georgia United States Senate runoffs, Senator Chuck Schumer of […]