Medical Marijuana, Inc. CEO Mr. Blake Schroeder says that the time is right for Washington, D.C. to join its neighbors that have already enacted measures to legalize recreational cannabis, noting that marijuana tax revenues can help mitigate some of the harm caused by prohibition.
Legislation that has blocked adult-use cannabis sales in Washington, D.C. for seven years has been omitted from this year’s Senate appropriations bill in a move by lawmakers that could clear the way for sales of recreational marijuana in the nation’s capital.
MJNA CEO Comments on Legalization Efforts
Blake Schroeder, CEO of cannabis products manufacturer Medical Marijuana Inc., says that the time is right for Washington, D.C. to join its neighbors that have already enacted measures to legalize recreational cannabis, noting that marijuana tax revenues can help mitigate some of the harm caused by prohibition.
“It’s been proven by other cities that tax revenue from cannabis can dramatically help improve infrastructure, provide opportunities for communities historically disadvantaged by the War on Drugs, and bring new funding to public schools,” Schroeder writes in an email. “This new spending measure could help D.C. move quickly to legalize and help it begin benefiting from legal sales.”
Washington, D.C. civic leaders are calling on Congress to hold the line and leave the Harris Rider out of future versions of the bill as lawmakers negotiate its terms. If that happens, the will of the voters in the nation’s capital as expressed in 2014 could finally be realized.
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