Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) says it’s time for Congress to “stop dicking around” and legalize marijuana already—touting his cosponsorship of a recently filed bill to end federal cannabis prohibition.
“I’ve always been very pro-weed,” the senator said in a press release on Tuesday. “In a very libertarian slant: I’m not going to judge anyone for using it to knock the edge off of life. I think your path to wellness should be without judgement or punishment—legal, safe, and regulated.”
“I supported President Biden and President Trump when they took steps on the issue,” Fetterman said, referring to the process of rescheduling marijuana that has advanced during both administrations, and the mass cannabis pardons that Biden issued.
“But it is time for Congress to stop dicking around and make weed legal,” he said. “This bill is a good step forward.”
Last week, Fetterman and other Democrats—led by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Ron Wyden—filed the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), which would completely remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), a process known as “descheduling.”
The far-reaching proposal’s introduction came one day after the conclusion of testimony during a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
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