In a Milestone, Schumer Will Propose Federal Decriminalization of Marijuana

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Though libertarian-leaning Republicans have generally supported ending the prohibition of marijuana, party leaders are likely to oppose the Democrats' plan, particularly with its emphasis on restorative justice and government intervention in the cannabis industry.
50% : They are expected to propose empowering the Food and Drug Administration and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau at the Treasury Department to begin regulating the production, distribution and sale of marijuana, removing the Drug Enforcement Administration from its current oversight role.
49% : Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medical use, and 18 states plus D.C. allow recreational use by adults.
47% : "Hopefully, the next time this unofficial holiday of 4/20 rolls around, our country will have made progress in addressing the massive overcriminalization of marijuana in a meaningful and comprehensive way," he said in April.
46% : Public opinion polling suggests that nearly 70 percent of Americans support legalizing marijuana.
44% : The draft bill, called the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and begin regulating and taxing it, placing federal rules on a burgeoning industry that has faced years of uncertainty.
44% : His White House made headlines this spring for pushing out five staff members over their use of marijuana.
43% : WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Schumer of New York plans to propose legislation on Wednesday to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, putting his weight as majority leader behind a growing movement to unwind the decades-old war on drugs.
29% : Mr. Biden supports decriminalizing marijuana and pulling back the war on drugs, but his views are generally more conservative than many Democrats' and he has not endorsed Mr. Schumer's proposal.

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