New legislation could lead to federal weed decriminalization.
Here’s what that means and what it would look like.
And its not likely to pass.
But the bill includes many positives.
The draft bill, theCannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, does fall short, says Burnett.
I really take issue with states being able to implement their own cannabis laws.
Mary Pryor is the co-founder of Cannaclusive, a company working to give communities of color a stake in the cannabis industry.
When we leave these major decisions up to the states, communities of color and under-resourced populations lose.
We see that playing out right now with voter suppression, health care, LGBTQIA+, and abortion rights.
Meanwhile, the proposal allows others the freedom to immediately work in the industry?
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The cannabis plant should aid in the upliftment rather than the persecution of our people.
Look at what just happened withShaCarri Richardsonat the Olympics.
A shining stars hopes dashed due to a plant that helps to regulate our systems.
Prohibition ruins Black lives and blocks the full expression of our humanity.
Reparations must be made to begin to course correct the culture of injustice and inequality that is commonplace.
Mary Pryor is the co-founder of Cannaclusive, a company working to give communities of color a stake in the cannabis industry.
Burnett expressed concerns at the level of taxation needed for cannabis businesses to gain legal status.
Eligibility for small business tax credits arent enough, says Pryor.
This legislation would also make it easier for cannabis research to be conducted.
The one thing the more moderate leaning folks can agree to is medical, says Burnett.
Its the deeply rooted stigma that blocks holistic acceptance.
Theres so much potential in unlocking the plants potential for mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing.
Its high time we invested in research and this bill would fire up the flood gates to discovery.
We are in a very partisan environment, says Pryor.
That bills not going to go far.
I personally feel it will be legalized in at best three to five years, says Pryor.
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