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Jan 24, 2023
New D.C. Bill Would Legalize Marijuana Sales, Pay Reparations To People Arrested For Marijuana Offenses
Part of the tax revenue would fund reparations for those arrested, convicted or incarcerated for marijuana offenses prior to 2015.
Lawmakers have a long, legislative road ahead as they iron out what the industry will look like — and if it’ll avoid equity failures of the past.
D.C. officials and marijuana advocates had hoped that Democratic control of the White House and Congress would free them to legalize marijuana sales, but that hasn’t happened.