How can the U.S. reduce drug overdose deaths? A wide range of ideas awaits Biden Lenny Bernstein and Dan Diamond A stunning report this week that an estimated 93,000 people died of drug overdose deaths in 2020 has renewed attention on the nation’s other epidemic: the drug crisis that the government, health-care workers and street-level activists have been battling unsuccessfully for more than two decades. The Biden administration made the drug problem a top priority even before it came into office. But the worsening crisis is President Biden’s responsibility now, and it may demand more innovative approaches that advocates have been proposing for years and other countries have adopted.
Democrats push for federal marijuana legalization, but banking bill could be collateral damage
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Sen Booker gets support for federal marijuana decriminalization
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Senate leader lends clout to marijuana legalization push
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is a sponsor of the effort unveiled Wednesday, underscoring how a once-fringe idea is increasingly mainstream.
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From left, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announce a draft bill that would decriminalize marijuana on a federal level Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Author: Associated Press Updated: 4:19 PM EDT July 14, 2021
The Senate s top Democrat is backing a bill that would strike down a longstanding federal prohibition on marijuana, embracing a proposal that has slim chance of becoming law yet demonstrates growing public support for decriminalizing the drug.