Marijuana reform’s new leaders in the U.S. Congress are Democratic U.S. Reps. Dina Titus of Nevada and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.
The women will take over as co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus from their retiring predecessors, Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer and California Rep. Barbara Lee.
Blumenauer co-founded the Congressional Cannabis Caucus in 2016, though the group did not launch until 2017.
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“I look forward to continuing to support the growth of the regulated cannabis industry,” Titus said in a Thursday social media post.
Both lawmakers represent states that have approved regulated adult-use marijuana sales but will be tasked with marshaling support for reform bills in a Republican-led Congress after the reelection of House Speaker Mike Johnson, a legalization skeptic.
Johnson did
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