Sen. Cory Booker files bill to legalize marijuana

WASHINGTON (KXAN) — New Jersey Senator Cory Booker wants to legalize marijuana at the federal level. In an announcement on Facebook Live, Booker said he is introducing the Marijuana Justice Act.
In his post, Booker says for decades, the “War on Drugs” has failed. He also says nonviolent drug offenders who get sent to jail for marijuana-related offenses are an “incredible cost of lost human potential” and “taxpayer dollars.”
Booker believes legalizing mar