Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) joined other lawmakers, advocates, and celebrities in New York City on Saturday to speak at a marijuana rally as he works to finalize a bill to end federal cannabis prohibition. This marks the second year in a row that the leader participated in the NYC Cannabis Parade & Rally. Also making an appearance was House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), whose bill to federally legalize marijuana passed the full chamber last month. Schumer stressed to rally attendees that he’s working to win bipartisan support for the forthcoming bill he plans to introduce with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ). “I have invited every U.S. senator—every Democrat, every Republican—to come to meet with us and tell us why they won’t support the bill or whether they will, and I’m making good progress,” Schumer said. “I’ve already met with six Republicans, so we can get 10 [and] we can get the 60 votes we need on the floor of the Senate to pass legislation that is so important.”
Kyle Jaeger, Marijuana Moment, 05/07/2022 15:04:00