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Democrats Winning Control Of Senate Means Marijuana Legalization Is Coming
Democrats Winning Control Of Senate Means Marijuana Legalization Is Coming
One of the first lines of marijuana-related business that we can expect from the Democratic-controlled Congress in 2021 is an attempt to make the MORE Act law.
Nothing is stopping federal marijuana legalization now. Democrats have taken control of the U.S. Senate after beating the brakes off of the Republicans in Georgia’s runoff election. The victory ends six years of Republican domination in the upper chamber. But more than that, it puts the Democrats in control of both houses, allowing the party to push its legislative agenda full steam ahead. It’s a unique situation that finally gives marijuana reform a fighting chance at going nationwide.
VERIFY: While there s precedent for determining a majority leader in a 50-50 Senate, there aren t official rules
Last time the Senate was split, the party of the Vice President was awarded the majority leader under a powersharing agreement. Author: VERIFY, Terry Spry Jr. Published: 8:24 PM EST January 6, 2021 Updated: 8:24 PM EST January 6, 2021
Currently, both Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, both Democrats, lead in the two Senate runoffs held in Georgia earlier this week. If the results hold without massive shifts from recounts, both will win and put the Senate at 50-50.
In that case, the Vice President will get the tiebreaking vote. But Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has shown over the last few years that the majority leader has a lot of say in what gets put to a vote in the Senate in the first place.
Warnock, Ossoff Win Georgia Senate Runoffs
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Published January 7, 2021
Georgia Democratic senate candidate Raphael Warnock talks to reporters following a campaign rally in Augusta, Ga., Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Democrats Jon Ossoff and Warnock are challenging incumbent Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in a runoff election on Jan. 5. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP)
Biden and Democrats Feeling Just ‘Peachy’
The racial awakening in the United States last year after the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd may have propelled a sweep for Democrats in the January 5, 2021 Georgia Senate runoffs, paving the way for President-elect Joe Biden to push his legislative agenda without fear of obstruction.