The greatest obstacle to cannabis legalization for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer might be their own Democratic colleagues, as two Democratic lawmakers have told POLITICO that they do not support sweeping federal cannabis policy reform. Senator Schumer has continuously pledged a vote on cannabis legalization, despite President Joe Biden’s apparent reluctance.
“I don’t support legalizing marijuana,” said Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) in an interview. “We’re in the middle of an opioid epidemic, and the research that I’ve seen suggests that that is a way that more people get into drugs.”
Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana) was equally pessimistic regarding the repeal of federal cannabis prohibition. According to Tester, legalization will “cause more problems than it solves.”
Losing even one vote from Democratic colleagues is enough to stall progress on federal cannabis legalization and that’s prior to the much more difficult task of wooing Republicans who aren’t interested in negotiating with Democrats.
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