Connect with us

Politics

Senator Cory Booker introduces bill to legalize marijuana

US Senator, Cory Booker, has introduced a new bill to legalize marijuana on the federal level and encourage states to legalize it locally. 
unheard voices magazine profile logo

Published

9 years ago

on

By

Cory Booker "Get Out The Vote" Rally For OBAMA/BIDENHelps To Win Presidential Election
Senator Cory Booker at Get Out The Vote Rally in Asbury Park, NJ 2016. Photo: Unheard Voices Magazine LLC

US Senator, Cory Booker, has introduced a new bill to legalize marijuana on the federal level and encourage states to legalize it locally.

Cory Booker wants to legalize Marijuana

“You see these marijuana arrests happening so much in our country, targeting certain communities — poor communities, minority communities — targeting people with an illness,” Booker, the former mayor of Newark, said in a Facebook Live announcement of his legislation.

At the federal level

Booker says the bill would legalize marijuana at the federal level. It will withhold federal money for

  • building prisons and jails,
  • along with other funds from states whose cannabis laws are shown to disproportionately incarcerate people of color.

The legislation would expunge federal convictions for marijuana use and possession.

Copyright © 2026. All Rights Reserved. Unheard Voices Magazine ®

Real stories. Real impact. Straight to your inbox. Join thousands others. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter today!

Follow us on Facebook, X, TikTok, Instagram
See also  Community rallies to preserve Knoxville African American cemetery and memorialize Black Veterans buried in unmarked graves
Related Topics:
unheard voices magazine profile logo

Unheard Voices, an award-winning, family-operated online news magazine, began in 2004 as a community newsletter serving Neptune, Asbury Park, and Long Branch, N.J. Over time, it grew into a nationally recognized Black-owned media outlet. The publication remains one of the few dedicated to covering social justice issues. Its honors include the NAACP Unsung Hero Award and multiple media innovator awards for excellence in social justice reporting and communications.

Continue Reading

Archives

Tags

Asbury Park Asbury Park Middle School Atlanta Baltimore Black History Blacks in History California celebrity deaths Chicago deaths entrepreneurship events Featured films Florida fundraiser Georgia Ghana Session GoFundMe gun violence hate crime HBCU homicide Illinois lawsuits Long Branch Los Angeles Maryland Michigan missing persons Mississippi Monmouth County New York New York City North Carolina police shootings protests race relations racism say his name Texas Trayvon Martin unarmed videos Washington D.C.

RSS Unheard Underground

unheard voices shop
unheard voices on google play unheard voices on itunes

Trending

×