In August of last year Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced a bill (S.1689), the Marijuana Justice Act of 2017, to legalize marijuana on the federal level. According to a press release, the bill would: Remove marijuana from the list of controlled substances, making it legal at the federal level; Incentivize states through federal funds to change their marijuana laws if marijuana in the state is illegal and the state disproportionately arrests or incarcerates low-income individuals and people of color for marijuana-related offenses; Automatically expunge federal marijuana use and possession crimes; Allow an individual currently serving time in federal prison for … Continue reading States Rights on Marijuana