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The Marijuana Justice Act (S.597) was a 2019 bill to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, sponsored by U.S. Senator Cory Booker.[1] An identical bill, H.R.1456, was introduced in the House of Representatives.[2] The bill was co-sponsored by a number of contenders for the Democratic Party's nomination for U.S. President in the 2020 election, including Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Michael Bennet, and Bernie Sanders.[3] In February 2019, it was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.[4] An identically titled bill had been introduced by Senator Booker in the 2017–2018 Congress and was called "among the most notable efforts" around legalization in that session.[5] Besides removing cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, the bill also sought to set up a community reinvestment fund, provide for expungement of past drug convictions, and penalize states that enforce cannabis laws disproportionately (regarding race or income status).[6]

Contents

  • 1 References
    • 1.1 Sources
  • 2 Further reading
  • 3 External links

References

  1. ^ Weigel 2019.
  2. ^ Associated Press 2019.
  3. ^ Buck 2019.
  4. ^ Bill tracker: S.597, U.S. Congress, retrieved November 4, 2020
  5. ^ Schiller 2018.
  6. ^ Berke 2018.

Sources

  • Andrew Blake (February 28, 2019). "Cory Booker reintroduces Marijuana Justice Act favored by fellow 2020 hopefuls". Associated Press.
  • Weigel, David (February 28, 2019). "Booker and four presidential rivals endorse marijuana legalization". Washington Post.
  • Schiller, Melissa (July 6, 2018). "Here's the 2017-2018 Federal Legislation That Could Affect Your Cannabis Business". Cannabis Business Times.
  • Berke, Jeremy (April 20, 2018). "Top Democrats have introduced a number of bills to push for the federal legalization of marijuana". Business Insider.
  • Buck, Rebecca (February 28, 2019). "Cory Booker to re-introduce marijuana legalization bill, highlighting issue's importance for 2020 Democrats". CNN.

Further reading

  • "Why Cory Booker cares so much about legal weed". Rolling Stone. May 2, 2019.
  • "Marijuana Justice Act of 2017: Senator Cory Booker Introduces Act to Repair the Harms Exacted by Marijuana Prohibition.", Harvard Law Review, 131, pp. 926–933, January 10, 2018 as PDF

External links

  • All Info - S.597 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Marijuana Justice Act of 2019
Cannabis in the United States
Federal law
Laws and bills
  • Marihuana Tax Act of 1937
  • Controlled Substances Act (1970)
  • Solomon–Lautenberg amendment (1990)
  • Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act (2011-2019)
  • Cole Memorandum (2013)
  • Rohrabacher–Farr amendment (2014)
  • STATES Act (2018)
  • Marijuana Justice Act (2019)
  • Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act (2019)
  • SAFE Banking Act (2019)
  • MORE Act (2019)
Court cases
  • Leary v. United States (1969)
  • Ravin v. State (1975)
  • Conant v. Walters (2000)
  • United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative (2001)
  • Gonzales v. Raich (2005)
  • Moncrieffe v. Holder (2013)
  • Americans for Safe Access v. Drug Enforcement Administration (2013)
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