Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) cheered President Joe Biden’s move to issue federal marijuana pardons in a new interview, but he says there’s “more that we can do” to address the drug war and he’s “very hopeful” that additional reform can be enacted before the end of this Congress.
The senator, who is sponsoring a federal legalization bill with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), spoke about the need to more comprehensively address cannabis policy during an interview with NPR on Friday.
He called Biden’s pardon proclamation and directive for an administrative marijuana scheduling review a “significant step” from the White House. However, he made the case that “we still have longer to go” to right the wrongs of prohibition, by facilitating expungements, for example.
Booker said that he is optimistic that legalization could be enacted, even though the general consensus is that his wide-ranging legislation doesn’t have enough bipartisan support to meet the 60-vote threshold needed to clear the Senate. He pointed out that voters in red and blue states alike have approved ending prohibition at the ballot.
“I think that there’s enough space right now—and there are already conversations and dialogue
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