The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representative says there is enough support within the body to pass comprehensive federal marijuana reform—if only Republican leaders would allow a vote.
"I've consistently supported the rescheduling of marijuana," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said on Monday, which was also the unofficial cannabis holiday 4/20. "It should not be classified as a Schedule I drug."
The congressman was responding to a question at a press briefing from a reporter who asked whether there is any realistic chances of passing marijuana reform legislation amid the still-ongoing administrative process to move cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act to Schedule III.
"I'm hopeful that we can find a legislative path forward," Jeffries said. "This does seem to exist as a bipartisan issue, particularly amongst younger generations of Republicans and the entirety of the House Democratic Caucus, and we know that the votes do exist to act legislatively."
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