Amazon Endorses GOP-Backed Legalization Bill
Legal & RegulationsArticle28 Jan, 2022
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Amazon Endorses GOP-Backed Legalization Bill

Amazon has endorsed a Republican-led federal cannabis legalization bill, noting that federal prohibition has a negative effect on their workforce.

Amazon has endorsed a Republican-sponsored federal cannabis legalization bill, the New York Post reports.

First introduced by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), the legislation seeks to remove cannabis as a Schedule I narcotic, leaving cannabis policy to the states while imposing a 3% federal sales tax on cannabis transactions which would be spent on law enforcement and help military veteran groups. Under the proposal, cannabis would remain illegal for people under 21.

On Twitter, Amazon wrote that it was “pleased to endorse” Mace’s bill.

“Like so many in this country, we believe it’s time to reform the nation’s cannabis policy, and Amazon is committed to helping lead the effort,” Amazon said via Twitter.

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