As President Donald Trump continues to weigh a marijuana rescheduling proposal, a Democratic congresswoman says there’s been more discussion among lawmakers about cannabis reform recently–adding that she’ll “continue to push for” other modest policy changes such as industry banking access.
In an interview with Marijuana Moment on Tuesday, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, also reacted to the launch of non-tribal adult-use marijuana sales in her home state of Minnesota, saying there’s “still heavy contention between underserved communities that [officials are] still working through.”
“I’m hoping that the rollout does include all the voices that are supposed to be” included in the reform, she said. “My hope is that, when our bill was crafted and debated, we took in all of the lessons learned from Colorado and California. So I do hope that there will be an excellent rollout that could serve as a model of how to do it right.”
Asked about the current status of cannabis policy talks on Capitol Hill, Omar said there’s been more conversation as Trump weighs rescheduling—a policy he endorsed on the campaign trail ahead of his second term.
“It seems like he’s hinted at” enacting rescheduling, “which is kind
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