Senator predicts U.S. will legalize weed next year if Dems gain control of Congress

In an interview on the Young Jurks podcast, former anti-legalization Massachusetts senator Ed Markey spoke at length about marijuana reform, suggesting that Congress is close to legalizing cannabis. With the House already under Democrat control, and polls indicating Joe Biden has a lead over President Donald Trump nationwide, marijuana reform could be closer than anticipated. He went on to state cannabis legalization is currently at the second stage of a three-stage process in finally becoming law. “All issues go through three phases: political education, political activation, political implementation. We’re now through the political education on climate and marijuana, we’re into the activation stage, and in November, implementation,” Markey shared his view. Should Democrats win back the Senate in November, Senator Markey said lawmakers will move quickly to pass climate change legislation and cannabis reform, even if Biden is elected president.