Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will introduce legislation with other top Democrats to lift the federal prohibition of marijuana while giving states the leeway to devise stricter regulations.

The proposal, known as the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, would “repair damage done by the War on Drugs—especially in communities of color,” Schumer said Wednesday.

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