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title: Marijuana reform must include criminal justice provisions
description: Schumer pushes for marijuana criminal justice reform Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), the man who controls what gets voted on in the Senate,
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# [Marijuana reform must include criminal justice provisions](https://420intel.com/blog/marijuana-reform-must-include-criminal-justice-provisions)

 Written by [Admin](https://420intel.com/blog/author/admin) | Mar 7, 2024 7:53:26 PM

Schumer pushes for marijuana criminal justice reform

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), the man who controls what gets voted on in the Senate, again argued last week in a Senate speech that it is critical to add criminal justice reform provisions to a bipartisan marijuana banking bill.

Schumer noted the reintroduction of the *Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act* (S.1323), legislation that would “enable cannabis businesses to access critical banking infrastructure.”

“Just last week, the \[Senate Banking Committee\] held its first hearing on this legislation,” he said, “And I will also work to make sure we include critical criminal justice provisions to *SAFE Banking.*”

Schumer intends to schedule a committee vote in the near future to discuss proposed additions.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), who is a lead sponsor of the House version of the *SAFE Banking Act* (H.R. 2891) and chair of the Senate Cannabis Caucus, said at a recent press briefing that advocates and lawmakers should “align” on any incremental proposals to end the drug war.

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