The New York Democrat announced Wednesday that she’s co-sponsoring the Marijuana Justice Act, which Booker introduced in August. The bill would eliminate marijuana's status as a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substance Act and require federal courts to expunge the records of Americans who have prior marijuana convictions related to use or possession.
“Millions of Americans’ lives have been devastated because of our broken marijuana policies, especially in communities of color and low-income communities,” Gillibrand, 51, said in a statement.
