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Here4thekekson Oct 21, 2022 9:07am
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NO LEGALIZATION IN 2022/23 SENATE DOES NOT HAVE 60 votes
NO LEGALIZATION IN 2022/23 SENATE DOES NOT HAVE 60 votes NO LEGALIZATION IN SIGHT. SENATE DOES NOT HAVE 60 votes
NO LEGALIZATION IN SIGHT. SENATE DOES NOT HAVE 60 votes
The chances of any of this becoming law are still slim. The bill is not expected to clear the 60-vote threshold for most legislation in the Senate. A minority of Democrats, including some from states that have already legalized weed, are not on board with changing federal law.
Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, for example, represents a state where weed is legal—Montana—and says he does not support federal decriminalization. A handful of other Democrats told POLITICO that they are against legalization or are undecided, including Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.).