New York’s Senator Chuck Schumer is the Senate majority leader and a member of the Democratic Party. Senator Schumer recently disclosed that legalizing marijuana remains a priority for the Democratic Party as they work towards making big policy changes in the country. The message was disclosed last Friday in a fundraising email sent to his supporters. After outlining plans for tackling climate change, the lawmaker moved on to marijuana.
He said “Next is criminal justice reform—and voters agree,” he wrote. “Voters in four more states this election voted to legalize adult recreational use of marijuana, and that proves once again it’s past time to work to undo the harm done by misplaced priorities, particularly in Black and brown communities. It’s time to decriminalize marijuana nationally.”