Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) says that Congress has a “good shot” of passing modest marijuana reforms—including banking and justice provisions—during the lame duck session after the midterm elections. He also stressed that lawmakers might not have the same opportunity if Republicans retake either chamber next year.
In an interview with NJ.com that was published on Monday, the senator said that leadership was engaged in “active negotiations” over a package of cannabis proposals before the August recess. And he recently discussed the legislation with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and felt that they’d made “progress” at the meeting.
“It’s very likely that during the lame duck—before the new Congress—we’re going to see a really good bipartisan attempt to move it,” Booker said. “Maybe it’s not the [legalization] bill I wrote with Schumer and [Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR)], but an effort to tie in restorative justice and some fair banking provisions.”
“I think it has a good chance because our Republican allies also understand that if one of the houses of Congress shifts to Republican, it will be very hard to do anything on marijuana,” he said. “We’ve got a good shot. I wouldn’t say it’s a great
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