Just this week, South Carolina state lawmakers heard new testimony about medical marijuana, and the New Hampshire House passed a pot bill. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has made cannabis legislation such a priority that she has summoned the legislature to a special session to legalize recreational use. The sale started a few days ago. The governor says that even though she has never used marijuana, she could eventually buy something. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer`s Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act would decriminalize weed at the federal level and allow states to set their own marijuana laws without fear of sanctions from Washington. WS: Assuming there is some sort of federal legalization of marijuana, what do you think it will look like? And I`m not talking about the SAFE Banking Act or broader research. Legalization Real Deal. The bill has been a long time coming — Schumer, along with Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) of Sen, proposed a discussion bill more than a year ago — and his chances of making it to the Senate are slim. But the legislation will shape the discussion about cannabis legalization in the future, and parts of it will likely end up in other laws that could be passed before the end of the year. Many of the changes added to the Senate`s final bill reflect the demands regularly made by Republicans. Law enforcement grants, a national youth prevention campaign, and road safety research are consistent with concerns that legalization skeptics have often raised. Schumer has met with Republicans in recent months — including Rep.

Dave Joyce (R-Ohio), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus — to discuss where the two parties could potentially meet on cannabis legislation. Whether the changes are enough to get enough Republicans on board, however, seems doubtful at this point. Whitt Steineker (WS): One of the most common questions I get from the average person on the street, although it`s usually not from experienced cannabis operators, is: When will marijuana be legalized at the federal level? Two years ago, I was more inclined to believe that some form of legalization would happen in the next four or five years (i.e. 2024-2025), and if you put a gun to my head now, I predict it would be later than 2025. The current political climate suggests that we are farther away, not closer than when President Biden was elected. You? „It has ruined individual lives, ruined families, and ruined communities, especially in communities of color,“ Jeffries said. „It`s time to end federal cannabis prohibition.“ SV: I agree with you on the whole, Whitt. But going back to my answer to your first question, if legalization at the federal level takes place by 2025, I don`t see the remaining twelve states that haven`t at least legalized medical cannabis doing so in that time frame. Cannabis is legal for adults in 19 states and for medical purposes in 36 states. This law would end the federal ban, but leave legalization to the states.

The legal industry generated $25 billion in revenue last year, up 43 percent from 2020, and is expected to reach $65 billion in 2030. „Gallup polls show that half of Republican voters now support legal marijuana. Support among young Republicans is particularly high, says Morgan Fox, policy director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML): „It`s hard to find a problem right now that has as much public support as ending cannabis prohibition.“ It seems increasingly likely that bipartisan efforts will be made to legalize cannabis at the federal level in the coming years. Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that teams can use PitchCom, an electronic device that allows a catcher to communicate with a pitcher and even some outfielders via a signal transmitted inside players` caps. The goal is to reduce „pitch panel theft“. Some teams tried it during spring training and will use it on opening day this week. Andy Biggs, a Republican from Arizona, called the law „garbage“ and said it would legalize activities and businesses controlled by international drug cartels. Steven Palazzo, a Republican from Mississippi, expressed concern about how decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level would hurt children.