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Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren have just announced that they are planning to propose legislation that would protect their home states, as well as any current or future canna-legal state, from federal prosecution. In addition to shielding individuals and businesses from federal law enforcement, the proposed bill would also lift restrictions that prevent banks from dealing with the legal marijuana industry.
In response, Gardner announced that he would block every DoJ nominee from being confirmed by Congress until he received assurance that his home state was safe from a federal crackdown. The senator also said that Trump agreed to support new legislation that would explicitly protect canna-legal states from federal interference. This new bill would not legalize cannabis nationally, but would allow each state the options of legalizing recreational or medical cannabis, or to continue to prohibit the plant entirely.
“Basically, this is a states’ rights bill,” Gardner
Under this new bill, “if a state decided to , then it’s perfectly fine under state and federal law,” Gardner said to Colorado Public Radio. ” A bipartisan group of senators will be meeting to discuss the bill this week and devise a timetable for drafting and releasing the bill, which could happen anytime from this week to next month. Regarding his partnership with Senator Warren, Gardner said that when the Cole memo was terminated, “I had a number of conversations with Senator Warren. We had a meeting in our office with a number of senators who are interested in finding a solution. “ Although Jeff Sessions is still likely to oppose efforts for cannabis reform, Gardner believes that President Trump will be able to keep his nominee in check. “I think the president of the United States, who the attorney general works for, has made it very clear what his objectives are,” Gardner
