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Sen. Cory Booker just introduced a bill that could legalize marijuana nationwide
One advocate described it as “the single most far-reaching marijuana bill that’s ever been filed in either chamber of Congress.”

Updated by German [e-mail]@vox.com
Aug 1, 2017, 10:00am EDT

A new bill in the Senate would not just end the federal prohibition of marijuana, but encourage states to legalize pot as well.

The bill, proposed by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) on Tuesday, would remove marijuana from the federal scheduling system, which is the basis for its federal criminalization. That isn’t new in the Senate; Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), for one, also put forward a bill that would deschedule marijuana back in 2015.

Where Booker’s bill goes further is it actively encourages states to legalize cannabis. Specifically, the bill leverages federal funds to incentivize legalization in states that have enforced laws against marijuana in a way that disproportionately impacts low-income people and people of color — a category that includes virtually every state. (A 2015 report from the Sentencing Project, for one, estimated that black Americans are 3.7 times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession as their white counterparts, but only 1.3 times as likely to use pot.)

The measure addresses the two layers of prohibition. Under current federal law, pot remains illegal even in states that have legalized — creating big barriers to states that have legalized, including restrictions on business tax deductions and access to banking. But whether marijuana is legal, decriminalized, or illegal at the state or local level is decided through state or local law — meaning that a city or state could conceivably keep marijuana illegal even if the federal government removes all its own restrictions.

“This is the single most far-reaching marijuana bill that’s ever been filed in either chamber of Congress,” Tom Angell, head of the pro-legalization Marijuana Majority, said in a statement. “More than just getting the federal government out of the way so that states can legalize without DEA harassment, this new proposal goes even further by actually punishing states that have bad marijuana laws.”

The legislation would also be retroactive, so it would automatically expunge federal marijuana use and possession crimes from people’s records and let those currently serving time in prison for marijuana use or possession petition for resentencing. And it’d create “a community reinvestment fund” that Booker’s office said would go toward job training, reentry services, and community centers, among other programs.


https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/8/1/16073124/cory-booker-marijuana-legalization

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MassRoots Plans Point-of-Sale Expansion Amid Imminent Nevada Regulatory Change

Migration to Franwell's METRC System Effective November 1, 2017

PR Newswire


DENVER, Sept. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- MassRoots, Inc. (OTCQB:MSRT), one of the leading technology platforms for the cannabis industry, is pleased to report it is planning to expand its point-of-sale system, MassRoots Retail (formerly known as Odava), to the Nevada cannabis market. On September 13, 2017, Nevada regulators announced all state-licensed cannabis businesses must file regulatory reports via Franwell, Inc.'s METRC system, replacing MJ Freeway's Leaf Data Systems, effective November 1, 2017.

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MassRoots Retail's main regulatory integration is with the METRC system and is able to provide its point-of-sale system in states utilizing METRC with minimal infrastructure modifications. State regulatory agencies currently utilizing or planning to utilize METRC are: Colorado, California, Oregon, Alaska, Nevada, Ohio and Michigan. Nevada's decision to switch to the METRC system presents a unique growth opportunity for MassRoots to on-board these dispensaries to its point-of-sale software as well as its software services.

"We believe MassRoots is uniquely positioned to serve cannabis-related businesses in medical and recreational cannabis market across the United States. We estimate our market-share of cannabis consumers on our mobile applications is among the top three in the country, giving us one of the largest and most comprehensive data sets in the cannabis space," stated MassRoots CEO Isaac Dietrich. "This data provides MassRoots and our clients with knowledge very few people have – and we believe the necessary insight to give MassRoots' clients an advantage over their competitors. We look forward to partnering with and engaging the leading dispensaries in Nevada as we continue to execute on our strategic business initiatives."

ArcView Market Research projects $629 million in annual regulated recreational and medicinal cannabis sales will occur in Nevada by 2020.

About MassRoots
MassRoots, Inc. is one of the leading technology platforms for the regulated cannabis industry. Powered by more than one million registered users, the Company's mobile apps empower consumers to make educated cannabis purchasing decisions through community-driven reviews. Its compliance and point-of-sale system, MassRoots Retail, enables cannabis-related businesses to streamline their retail operations and manage compliance reporting to state regulators. With a significant market share of medical cannabis patients in certain markets and more than 25,000 shareholders, the Company believes it is uniquely positioned to best serve the needs of the cannabis industry. For more information, please visit MassRoots.com/Investors and MassRoots, Inc.'s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward-looking Statements
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