Could Democrats Federally Legalize Marijuana With Their New Senate And House Majorities?
With 2 races yet to be called, Democrats appear to have a sizable majority
Democrats won big in Tuesday’s midterm elections, retaking majorities in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives—a development that advocates say stands to boost efforts to reform federal marijuana laws.
The House under Democratic control has previously passed bills to federally legalize marijuana on two occasions, most recently in 2022.
Advancing cannabis reform in the Senate has been a taller task, however, even under Democratic control—given the chamber’s rules that give the minority party the power to filibuster bills that doesn’t have support from 60 members. That has been true even for incremental reforms that enjoy broad bipartisan support such as legislation to ease cannabis businesses’ access to banking services.
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